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Chinese symbol for “jazz”

爵士乐
jué shì yuè
Traditional: 爵士樂
jazz (loanword)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for jazz is 爵士乐 (jué shì yuè), defined as: jazz (loanword).

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

爵 jué
noble; a feudal rank or title
radical 87 ⽖ · 17 strokes
士 shì
scholar, gentleman; soldier
radical 33 ⼠ · 3 strokes
乐 yuè
cheerful, happy, laughing; music
radical 4 ⼃ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “jazz”

WordPinyinMeaning
爵士舞jué shì wǔjazz (loanword)
爵士音乐 (爵士音樂)jué shì yīn yuèjazz (loanword)
爵士jué shìknight; Sir

Related words

Other words that share a character with 爵士乐.

WordPinyinMeaning
爵士jué shìknight; Sir
伯爵bó juéearl; count
公爵gōng juéduke; dukedom
勋爵 (勳爵)xūn juéLord (UK hereditary nobility); UK life peer
男爵nán juébaron
人士rén shìperson; figure
博士bó shìdoctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade
士兵shì bīngsoldier; 个 (gè)
音乐 (音樂)yīn yuèmusic; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn)

See also: Japanese symbol for “jazz”.

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.