Chinese symbol for “wink”
瞬
shùn
to wink
The closest CC-CEDICT match for wink is 瞬 (shùn), defined as: to wink.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “wink”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 眨眼睛 | zhǎ yǎn jīng | wink |
| 眼神 | yǎn shén | expression or emotion showing in one's eyes; meaningful glance |
| 扑闪 (撲閃) | pū shǎn | to wink; to blink |
| 挤眼 (擠眼) | jǐ yǎn | to wink |
| 眨 | zhǎ | to blink; to wink |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 瞬.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 瞬间 (瞬間) | shùn jiān | in an instant; in a flash |
| 一瞬间 (一瞬間) | yī shùn jiān | split second |
| 瞬时 (瞬時) | shùn shí | instantaneous |
| 一瞬 | yī shùn | one instant; very short time |
| 瞬息万变 (瞬息萬變) | shùn xī wàn biàn | in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change |
| 转瞬即逝 (轉瞬即逝) | zhuǎn shùn jí shì | (idiom) fleeting; transitory |
See also: Japanese symbol for “wink”.
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.