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Chinese symbol for “twirl”

捻
niǎn
to twirl (in the fingers)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for twirl is 捻 (niǎn), defined as: to twirl (in the fingers).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

捻 niǎn
to twist or nip with the fingers
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “twirl”

WordPinyinMeaning
转圈 (轉圈)zhuàn quānto rotate; to twirl

See also: Japanese symbol for “twirl”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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