Chinese symbol for “melody”
旋律
xuán lǜ
melody
The closest CC-CEDICT match for melody is 旋律 (xuán lǜ), defined as: melody.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “melody”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 调 (調) | diào | to transfer; to move (troops or cadres) |
| 调门 (調門) | diào mén | melody; pitch or key (music) |
| 曲调 (曲調) | qǔ diào | tune; melody |
| 腔调 (腔調) | qiāng diào | a tune; a melody |
| 调子 (調子) | diào zi | tune; melody |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 旋律.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旋转 (旋轉) | xuán zhuǎn | to rotate; to revolve |
| 旋风 (旋風) | xuàn fēng | whirlwind; tornado |
| 螺旋 | luó xuán | spiral; helix |
| 气旋 (氣旋) | qì xuán | cyclone |
| 主旋律 | zhǔ xuán lǜ | (music) theme; principal melody; (fig.) central theme; main idea |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè) |
| 规律 (規律) | guī lǜ | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior |
| 律师 (律師) | lǜ shī | lawyer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “melody”.
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.