Tornado in Chinese (Mandarin): 龙卷风 (lóngjuǎnfēng)
龙卷风
lóngjuǎnfēng
tornado
- Simplified
- 龙卷风
- Traditional
- 龍捲風
- Pinyin
- lóngjuǎnfēng
- Typed as
- longjuanfeng
Use it in a sentence
龙卷风会把房子吹走。
龍捲風會把房子吹走。
A tornado can blow houses away.
The characters in 龙卷风
龙 / 龍
Dragon.
5 strokes
卷 / 捲
To roll up.
8 strokes
风 / 風
Wind.
4 strokes
龙卷风 is a "dragon rolling wind", for the way a tornado twists like a dragon.
More examples with 龙卷风
龙卷风转得很快。
龍捲風轉得很快。
Lóngjuǎnfēng zhuàn de hěn kuài.
A tornado spins very fast.
龙卷风来了，快躲起来！
龍捲風來了，快躲起來！
Lóngjuǎnfēng lái le, kuài duǒ qǐlai!
A tornado is coming, hide!
How to write 龙卷风 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
龙 5 strokes
卷 8 strokes
风 4 strokes
In Traditional characters:
龍 16 strokes
捲 11 strokes
風 9 strokes
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