Chinese symbol for “capo”

变调夹

biàn diào jiā

Traditional: 變調夾

(music) capo

The closest CC-CEDICT match for capo is 变调夹 (biàn diào jiā), defined as: (music) capo.

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

变 biàn

to change, to transform, to alter; rebel

radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes

调 diào

tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange

radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes

夹 jiā

to support; to be wedged between

radical 37 ⼤ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 变调夹.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
改变 (改變)	gǎi biàn	to change; to alter
变化 (變化)	biàn huà	(intransitive) to change; to vary; change; variation
变成 (變成)	biàn chéng	to change into; to turn into
变得 (變得)	biàn de	to become
转变 (轉變)	zhuǎn biàn	to change; to transform
变态 (變態)	biàn tài	to metamorphose (biology); abnormal
调查 (調查)	diào chá	investigation; inquiry
强调 (強調)	qiáng diào	to emphasize (a statement); to stress
文件夹 (文件夾)	wén jiàn jiā	folder; file (paper)

See also: Japanese symbol for “capo”.

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.