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Chinese symbol for “carol”

颂歌
sòng gē
Traditional: 頌歌
carol

The closest CC-CEDICT match for carol is 颂歌 (sòng gē), defined as: carol.

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

颂 sòng
to laud, to acclaim; ode, hymn
radical 181 ⾴ · 10 strokes
歌 gē
song, lyrics; to sing, to chant
radical 76 ⽋ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 颂歌.

WordPinyinMeaning
歌颂 (歌頌)gē sòngto sing the praises of; to extol
赞颂 (讚頌)zàn sòngto bless; to praise
颂扬 (頌揚)sòng yángto eulogize; to praise
称颂 (稱頌)chēng sòngto praise
传颂 (傳頌)chuán sòngto eulogize; to pass on praise
歌曲gē qǔsong
歌手gē shǒusinger
诗歌 (詩歌)shī gēpoem; measure word: 本 (běn), 首 (shǒu), 段 (duàn)

See also: Japanese symbol for “carol”.

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.