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Chinese symbol for “volatility”

挥发性
huī fā xìng
Traditional: 揮發性
volatility; volatile

The closest CC-CEDICT match for volatility is 挥发性 (huī fā xìng), defined as: volatility; volatile.

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

挥 huī
to direct; to squander; to wave; to wipe away
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
发 fā
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
radical 29 ⼜ · 5 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 挥发性.

WordPinyinMeaning
发挥 (發揮)fā huīto display; to exhibit
指挥 (指揮)zhǐ huīto conduct; to command
指挥官 (指揮官)zhǐ huī guāncommander
指挥部 (指揮部)zhǐ huī bùheadquarters; command post
挥舞 (揮舞)huī wǔto brandish; to wave sth
挥手 (揮手)huī shǒuto wave (one's hand)
发展 (發展)fā zhǎndevelopment; growth
发生 (發生)fā shēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 发生问题 (fā shēng wèn tí) "a problem arises")
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “volatility”.

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.