Chinese symbol for “whiz”
呼啸
hū xiào
Traditional: 呼嘯
to whistle; to scream; to whiz
The closest CC-CEDICT match for whiz is 呼啸 (hū xiào), defined as: to whistle; to scream; to whiz.
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 “whiz”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大神 | dà shén | deity; (Internet slang) guru |
| 咝 (噝) | sī | (onom.) to hiss; to whistle |
| 大虾 (大蝦) | dà xiā | prawn; (Internet slang) expert |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 呼啸.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呼吁 (呼籲) | hū yù | to call on (sb to do sth); to appeal (to) |
| 呼吸 | hū xī | to breathe |
| 称呼 (稱呼) | chēng hu | to call; to address as; form of address; appellation |
| 欢呼 (歡呼) | huān hū | to cheer for; to acclaim |
| 呼唤 (呼喚) | hū huàn | to call out (a name etc); to shout |
| 呼声 (呼聲) | hū shēng | a shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group |
| 海啸 (海嘯) | hǎi xiào | tsunami |
| 呼啸而过 (呼嘯而過) | hū xiào ér guò | to whistle past; to hurtle past |
See also: Japanese symbol for “whiz”.
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.