Chinese symbol for “intonation”
语调
yǔ diào
Traditional: 語調
intonation; tone of voice; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for intonation is 语调 (yǔ diào), defined as: intonation; tone of voice; 个 (gè).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “intonation”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发声法 (發聲法) | fā shēng fǎ | intonation |
| 调子 (調子) | diào zi | tune; melody |
| 抑扬 (抑揚) | yì yáng | modulation (rising and falling pitch); intonation |
| 韵调 (韻調) | yùn diào | rhyme and tone; intonation |
| 腔子 | qiāng zi | thoracic cavity; intonation |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 语调.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
| 语音 (語音) | yǔ yīn | speech sounds; pronunciation |
| 标语 (標語) | biāo yǔ | written slogan; placard |
| 言语 (言語) | yán yǔ | words; speech |
| 语文 (語文) | yǔ wén | literature and language; (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject) |
| 调查 (調查) | diào chá | investigation; inquiry |
| 强调 (強調) | qiáng diào | to emphasize (a statement); to stress |
| 调整 (調整) | tiáo zhěng | to adjust; to revise; to reorganize |
See also: Japanese symbol for “intonation”.
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.