Chinese symbol for “wheel”
轮
lún
Traditional: 輪
wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wheel is 轮 (lún), defined as: wheel; disk; ring; steamship; to take turns; to rotate; classifier for big round objects: disk, or recurring events: round, turn.
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 “wheel”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 车轮 (車輪) | chē lún | wheel |
| 轮子 (輪子) | lún zi | wheel; (derog.) Falun Gong practitioner |
| 车轮子 (車輪子) | chē lún zi | wheel |
| 轱辘 (軲轆) | gū lu | (coll.) wheel; to turn; to roll |
| 回旋 (迴旋) | huí xuán | to circle; to wheel; to go around |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 轮.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轮胎 (輪胎) | lún tāi | tire; pneumatic tire |
| 一轮 (一輪) | yī lún | first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) |
| 轮流 (輪流) | lún liú | to alternate; to take turns |
| 涡轮 (渦輪) | wō lún | turbine |
| 第二轮 (第二輪) | dì èr lún | second round (of match, or election) |
| 轮椅 (輪椅) | lún yǐ | wheelchair |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wheel”.
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.