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Chinese symbol for “banjo”

班卓琴
bān zhuó qín
(loanword) banjo

The closest CC-CEDICT match for banjo is 班卓琴 (bān zhuó qín), defined as: (loanword) banjo.

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

班 bān
class, squad, team, work shift
radical 96 ⽟ · 10 strokes
卓 zhuó
profound, lofty, brilliant
radical 24 ⼗ · 8 strokes
琴 qín
Chinese lute or guitar, string instrument
radical 96 ⽟ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 班卓琴.

WordPinyinMeaning
上班shàng bānto go to work; to be on duty
航班háng bān(scheduled) flight; (scheduled) sailing
下班xià bānto finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc)
加班jiā bānto work overtime
班级 (班級)bān jíclass (group of students); grade (in school)
班机 (班機)bān jīairliner; (regular) flight (CL:趟 (tàng),次 (cì),班 (bān))
卓越zhuó yuèoutstanding; surpassing
卓著zhuó zhùoutstanding; eminent
钢琴 (鋼琴)gāng qínpiano; measure word: 架 (jià), 台 (tái)

See also: Japanese symbol for “banjo”.

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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