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Chinese symbol for “clarinet”

单簧管
dān huáng guǎn
Traditional: 單簧管
clarinet

The closest CC-CEDICT match for clarinet is 单簧管 (dān huáng guǎn), defined as: clarinet.

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

单 dān
single, individual, only; lone
radical 24 ⼗ · 8 strokes
簧 huáng
reed; lock, metal spring
radical 118 ⽵ · 17 strokes
管 guǎn
tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control
radical 118 ⽵ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “clarinet”

WordPinyinMeaning
黑管hēi guǎnclarinet
竖笛 (豎笛)shù dírecorder (musical instrument); (Tw) clarinet

Related words

Other words that share a character with 单簧管.

WordPinyinMeaning
单位 (單位)dān wèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole)
简单 (簡單)jiǎn dānsimple; not complicated
名单 (名單)míng dānlist of names
单独 (單獨)dān dúalone; by oneself
单纯 (單純)dān chúnsimple; pure
单一 (單一)dān yīsingle; only
弹簧 (彈簧)tán huángspring
簧片huáng piànreed (music)
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage

See also: Japanese symbol for “clarinet”.

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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