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Chinese symbol for “accent”

重音
zhòng yīn
accent (of a word); stress (on a syllable)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for accent is 重音 (zhòng yīn), defined as: accent (of a word); stress (on a syllable).

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

重 zhòng
heavy, weighty; to double, to repeat
radical 166 ⾥ · 9 strokes
音 yīn
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
radical 180 ⾳ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “accent”

WordPinyinMeaning
调 (調)diàoto transfer; to move (troops or cadres)
口音kǒu yinvoice; accent
腔qiāng(bound form) cavity; (bound form) speech; talk
口吻kǒu wěntone of voice; connotation in intonation
腔调 (腔調)qiāng diàoa tune; a melody

Related words

Other words that share a character with 重音.

WordPinyinMeaning
重要zhòng yàoimportant; significant; major
严重 (嚴重)yán zhònggrave; serious; severe; critical
重点 (重點)chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
重新chóng xīnagain; once more; re-
重大zhòng dàgreat; important
音乐 (音樂)yīn yuèmusic; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn)
声音 (聲音)shēng yīnsound; voice
语音 (語音)yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation

See also: Japanese symbol for “accent”.

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.

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