Chinese symbol for “lyrics”
歌词
gē cí
Traditional: 歌詞
song lyric; lyrics
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lyrics is 歌词 (gē cí), defined as: song lyric; lyrics.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lyrics”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 歌词.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歌曲 | gē qǔ | song |
| 歌手 | gē shǒu | singer |
| 诗歌 (詩歌) | shī gē | poem; measure word: 本 (běn), 首 (shǒu), 段 (duàn) |
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 歌唱 | gē chàng | to sing |
| 词汇 (詞匯) | cí huì | variant of 词汇 (cí huì) |
| 名词 (名詞) | míng cí | (linguistics) noun; term (name for a concept) |
| 词语 (詞語) | cí yǔ | word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lyrics”.
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.