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Chinese symbol for “fiddle”

小提琴
xiǎo tí qín
fiddle; violin

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fiddle is 小提琴 (xiǎo tí qín), defined as: fiddle; violin.

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

小 xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
radical 42 ⼩ · 3 strokes
提 tí
to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
radical 64 ⼿ · 12 strokes
琴 qín
Chinese lute or guitar, string instrument
radical 96 ⽟ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 小提琴.

WordPinyinMeaning
小时 (小時)xiǎo shíhour
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
小学 (小學)xiǎo xuéelementary school; primary school
小姐xiǎo jieyoung lady; miss
小组 (小組)xiǎo zǔgroup
小孩xiǎo háichild; 个 (gè)
提供tí gōngto offer; to supply
提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose
钢琴 (鋼琴)gāng qínpiano; measure word: 架 (jià), 台 (tái)

See also: Japanese symbol for “fiddle”.

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.