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Chinese symbol for “lullaby”

摇篮曲
yáo lán qǔ
Traditional: 搖籃曲
lullaby

The closest CC-CEDICT match for lullaby is 摇篮曲 (yáo lán qǔ), defined as: lullaby.

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

摇 yáo
to rock, to shake; to swing, to wave
radical 64 ⼿ · 13 strokes
篮 lán
basket; goal
radical 118 ⽵ · 16 strokes
曲 qǔ
crooked, bent; wrong, false
radical 73 ⽈ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “lullaby”

WordPinyinMeaning
催眠曲cuī mián qǔlullaby

Related words

Other words that share a character with 摇篮曲.

WordPinyinMeaning
动摇 (動搖)dòng yáoto sway; to waver
摇滚 (搖滾)yáo gǔnrock 'n' roll (music); to rock
摇晃 (搖晃)yáo huàngto rock; to shake; to sway
摇摆 (搖擺)yáo bǎito sway; to wobble
摇头 (搖頭)yáo tóuto shake one's head
摇篮 (搖籃)yáo láncradle (for a baby); (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc)
篮球 (籃球)lán qiúbasketball; 个 (gè),只 (zhī)
篮板 (籃板)lán bǎnbackboard
歌曲gē qǔsong

See also: Japanese symbol for “lullaby”.

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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