Chinese symbol for “music”
音乐
yīn yuè
Traditional: 音樂
music; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for music is 音乐 (yīn yuè), defined as: music; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn).
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 “music”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乐 (樂) | yuè | music |
| 音韵 (音韻) | yīn yùn | music; rhyme and rhythm |
| 曲子 | qǔ zi | poem for singing; tune |
| 音律 | yīn lǜ | tuning; temperament; music |
| 丝竹 (絲竹) | sī zhú | traditional Chinese musical instruments; music |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 音乐.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 声音 (聲音) | shēng yīn | sound; voice |
| 语音 (語音) | yǔ yīn | speech sounds; pronunciation |
| 录音 (錄音) | lù yīn | to record sound; an audio recording (CL:段 (duàn)) |
| 影音 | yǐng yīn | (Tw) audio and video; audiovisual |
| 音乐会 (音樂會) | yīn yuè huì | concert; 场 (chǎng) |
| 快乐 (快樂) | kuài lè | happy; joyful |
| 娱乐 (娛樂) | yú lè | to entertain; to amuse |
| 俱乐部 (俱樂部) | jù lè bù | (loanword) club (the organization or its premises) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “music”.
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.