Chinese symbol for “elegy”
挽词
wǎn cí
Traditional: 挽詞
an elegy; elegiac words
The closest CC-CEDICT match for elegy is 挽词 (wǎn cí), defined as: an elegy; elegiac words.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “elegy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挽诗 (輓詩) | wǎn shī | elegy |
| 挽辞 (挽辭) | wǎn cí | an elegy; elegiac words |
| 挽歌 | wǎn gē | a dirge; an elegy |
| 哀歌 | āi gē | mournful song; dirge |
| 悲歌 | bēi gē | to sing with solemn fervor; sad, stirring song; elegy; dirge; threnody |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 挽词.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 挽救 | wǎn jiù | to save; to remedy |
| 挽回 | wǎn huí | to retrieve; to redeem |
| 挽留 | wǎn liú | to urge to stay; to detain |
| 挽歌 | wǎn gē | a dirge; an elegy |
| 挽联 (輓聯) | wǎn lián | pair of parallel verses inscribed on streamers, used as funeral decoration |
| 无可挽回 (無可挽回) | wú kě wǎn huí | irrevocable; the die is cast |
| 歌词 (歌詞) | gē cí | song lyric; lyrics |
| 词汇 (詞匯) | cí huì | variant of 词汇 (cí huì) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “elegy”.
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