The name Haikui ( aɪ˨˩˦ kʰweɪ˧˥ has been used for three

tropical cyclones A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls. Depending on its ...

in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The name was contributed by China and literally means "

sea anemone Sea anemones ( ) are a group of predation, predatory marine invertebrates constituting the order (biology), order Actiniaria. Because of their colourful appearance, they are named after the ''Anemone'', a terrestrial flowering plant. Sea anemone ...

" ( zh, c=, p=hǎikuí). It replaced "

Longwang The Dragon King, also known as the Dragon God, is a Chinese water and weather god. He is regarded as the dispenser of rain, commanding over all bodies of water. He is the collective personification of the ancient concept of the '' lóng'' in ...

," which was retired after the 2005 typhoon season. *

Typhoon Haikui (2012) Typhoon Haikui was the third tropical cyclone in the span of a week to impact Mainland China during late July and early August 2012. The name ''Haikui'', which replaces Typhoon Longwang, Longwang, means ''sea anemone'' in Standard Chinese, Chines ...

(T1211, 12W) – a costly Category 1 typhoon that made landfall in Zhejiang, China. *

Tropical Storm Haikui (2017) Tropical Storm Haikui, known in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Salome, was a weak tropical cyclone that affected the Philippine archipelagos of Luzon and Visayas in early-November 2017. Forming as the twenty-fourth named storm of the 2017 typh ...

(T1724, 30W, Salome) – a weak storm that traversed the Philippine archipelagos of Luzon and Visayas. *

Typhoon Haikui (2023) Typhoon Haikui, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Hanna, was the first major storm to hit Taiwan since Megi in 2016 and the first typhoon to do so since Nesat in 2017. It also caused serious rainfall in Hong Kong, making it the wettest tropi ...

(T2311, 10W, Hanna) – a powerful and costly Category 3 typhoon that made landfall in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

in early September 2023, becoming the first storm to make landfall in Taiwan in nearly 4 years. The name ''Haikui'' was retired after the 2023 season. In 2025, the name will be replaced with ''Tianma'' which referred in Chinese to "Heavenly Horse".

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