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Chinese symbol for “consonant”

辅音
fǔ yīn
Traditional: 輔音
consonant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for consonant is 辅音 (fǔ yīn), defined as: consonant.

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

辅 fǔ
side road; to assist, to coach, to tutor
radical 159 ⾞ · 11 strokes
音 yīn
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
radical 180 ⾳ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “consonant”

WordPinyinMeaning
子音zǐ yīnconsonant
协和 (協和)xié héto harmonize; harmony

Related words

Other words that share a character with 辅音.

WordPinyinMeaning
辅助 (輔助)fǔ zhùto assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary
辅导 (輔導)fǔ dǎoto guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor
辅佐 (輔佐)fǔ zuǒto assist (usually a ruler)
辅以 (輔以)fǔ yǐsupplemented by; accompanied by
辅导员 (輔導員)fǔ dǎo yuánstudent counselor (in Chinese universities)
相辅相成 (相輔相成)xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng(idiom) to complement one another
音乐 (音樂)yīn yuèmusic; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn)
声音 (聲音)shēng yīnsound; voice

See also: Japanese symbol for “consonant”.

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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