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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lullaby”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 摇篮曲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 动摇 (動搖) | dòng yáo | to sway; to waver |
| 摇滚 (搖滾) | yáo gǔn | rock 'n' roll (music); to rock |
| 摇晃 (搖晃) | yáo huàng | to rock; to shake; to sway |
| 摇摆 (搖擺) | yáo bǎi | to sway; to wobble |
| 摇头 (搖頭) | yáo tóu | to shake one's head |
| 摇篮 (搖籃) | yáo lán | cradle (for a baby); (fig.) cradle; birthplace (of a civilization, movement etc) |
| 篮球 (籃球) | lán qiú | basketball; 个 (gè),只 (zhī) |
| 篮板 (籃板) | lán bǎn | backboard |
| 歌曲 | gē qǔ | song |
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.