龙卷

Traditional form:

龍捲

Pinyin (reading):

lóngjuǎn

Definitions:

• tornado
• waterspout
• twister

Characters:

• 龙 - dragon; symbol of the emperor
• 卷 - book, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll

Traditional characters:

• 龍 - dragon; symbol of the emperor
• 捲 - curl, roll up; curly, rolled up