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Chinese symbol for “adagio”

慢板
màn bǎn
slow tempo; adagio

The closest CC-CEDICT match for adagio is 慢板 (màn bǎn), defined as: slow tempo; adagio.

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

慢 màn
slowly, leisurely; sluggish
radical 61 ⼼ · 14 strokes
板 bǎn
board, plank; plate, slab; unnatural, stiff
radical 75 ⽊ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 慢板.

WordPinyinMeaning
慢慢màn mànslowly; gradually
缓慢 (緩慢)huǎn mànslow; unhurried; sluggish
慢性màn xìngslow and patient; chronic (disease)
傲慢ào mànarrogant; haughty
放慢fàng mànto reduce the pace (of movements, steps etc)
慢慢来 (慢慢來)màn màn láitake your time; take it easy
老板lǎo bǎnvariant of 老板 (lǎo bǎn)
地板dì bǎnfloor

See also: Japanese symbol for “adagio”.

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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