Chinese symbol for “ballad”
民谣
mín yáo
Traditional: 民謠
ballad; folk song
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ballad is 民谣 (mín yáo), defined as: ballad; folk song.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ballad”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 短歌 | duǎn gē | ballad |
| 辞 (辭) | cí | to resign; to dismiss |
| 歌谣 (歌謠) | gē yáo | folksong; ballad |
| 小曲 | xiǎo qǔ | popular song; folk tune |
| 讴 (謳) | ōu | to sing; ballad |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 民谣.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 人民 | rén mín | the people |
| 民主 | mín zhǔ | democracy; democratic |
| 民族 | mín zú | nationality; ethnic group |
| 居民 | jū mín | resident; inhabitant |
| 公民 | gōng mín | citizen |
| 农民 (農民) | nóng mín | peasant; farmer |
| 谣言 (謠言) | yáo yán | rumor |
| 歌谣 (歌謠) | gē yáo | folksong; ballad |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ballad”.
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.