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Chinese symbol for “melody”

旋律
xuán lǜ
melody

The closest CC-CEDICT match for melody is 旋律 (xuán lǜ), defined as: melody.

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

旋 xuán
to revolve, to orbit, to return
radical 70 ⽅ · 11 strokes
律 lǜ
statute, principle, regulation
radical 60 ⼻ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “melody”

WordPinyinMeaning
调 (調)diàoto transfer; to move (troops or cadres)
调门 (調門)diào ménmelody; pitch or key (music)
曲调 (曲調)qǔ diàotune; melody
腔调 (腔調)qiāng diàoa tune; a melody
调子 (調子)diào zitune; melody

Related words

Other words that share a character with 旋律.

WordPinyinMeaning
旋转 (旋轉)xuán zhuǎnto rotate; to revolve
旋风 (旋風)xuàn fēngwhirlwind; tornado
螺旋luó xuánspiral; helix
气旋 (氣旋)qì xuáncyclone
主旋律zhǔ xuán lǜ(music) theme; principal melody; (fig.) central theme; main idea
法律fǎ lǜlaw; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè)
规律 (規律)guī lǜrule (e.g. of science); law of behavior
律师 (律師)lǜ shīlawyer

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.

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