Chinese symbol for “whirlwind”
旋风
xuàn fēng
Traditional: 旋風
whirlwind; tornado
The closest CC-CEDICT match for whirlwind is 旋风 (xuàn fēng), defined as: whirlwind; tornado.
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 “whirlwind”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飑 (颮) | biāo | whirlwind |
| 卷扬 (捲揚) | juǎn yáng | a whirlwind |
| 飘风 (飄風) | piāo fēng | whirlwind; stormy wind |
| 猋 | biāo | whirlwind |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 旋风.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旋转 (旋轉) | xuán zhuǎn | to rotate; to revolve |
| 旋律 | xuán lǜ | melody |
| 螺旋 | luó xuán | spiral; helix |
| 气旋 (氣旋) | qì xuán | cyclone |
| 主旋律 | zhǔ xuán lǜ | (music) theme; principal melody; (fig.) central theme; main idea |
| 风险 (風險) | fēng xiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 风格 (風格) | fēng gé | style |
| 风暴 (風暴) | fēng bào | storm; violent commotion |
See also: Japanese symbol for “whirlwind”.
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.