Chinese symbol for “lute”
琉特琴
liú tè qín
(loanword) lute
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lute is 琉特琴 (liú tè qín), defined as: (loanword) lute.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “lute”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鲁特琴 (魯特琴) | lǔ tè qín | (loanword) lute |
| 封泥 | fēng ní | sealing clay; lute |
| 泥封 | ní fēng | to seal jars etc with mud, clay or lute; lute |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 琉特琴.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 琉璃 | liú li | colored glaze used in traditional Chinese architecture; colored or clear glass art object |
| 琉璃瓦 | liú li wǎ | glazed roof tile |
| 琉璃塔 | liú li tǎ | glazed pagoda |
| 琉璃苣 | liú lí jù | borage (Borago officinalis) |
| 琉璃蓝鹟 (琉璃藍鶲) | liú li lán wēng | (bird species of China) Zappey's flycatcher (Cyanoptila cumatilis) |
| 特别 (特別) | tè bié | unusual; special; very; especially; particularly |
| 特色 | tè sè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 特殊 | tè shū | special; particular |
| 钢琴 (鋼琴) | gāng qín | piano; measure word: 架 (jià), 台 (tái) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lute”.
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.