Chinese symbol for “typhoon”
台
tái
Traditional: 颱
typhoon
The closest CC-CEDICT match for typhoon is 台 (tái), defined as: typhoon.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “typhoon”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 台.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平台 (平臺) | píng tái | platform; terrace |
| 电视台 (電視台) | diàn shì tái | television station |
| 电台 (電臺) | diàn tái | transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station |
| 舞台 (舞臺) | wǔ tái | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena |
| 出台 (出臺) | chū tái | to officially launch (a policy, program etc); to appear on stage |
See also: Japanese symbol for “typhoon”.
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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