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
Other Chinese words for “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.