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Chinese symbol for “octave”

八度
bā dù
octave

The closest CC-CEDICT match for octave is 八度 (bā dù), defined as: octave.

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

八 bā
eight; all around, all sides
radical 12 ⼋ · 2 strokes
度 dù
degree, system; manner; to consider
radical 53 ⼴ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 八度.

WordPinyinMeaning
十八shí bāeighteen; 18
八卦bā guàthe eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易经 (Yì jīng); gossip
胡说八道 (胡說八道)hú shuō bā dàoto talk rubbish
八成bā chéngeighty percent; most probably
乱七八糟 (亂七八糟)luàn qī bā zāo(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
八十bā shíeighty; 80
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
程度chéng dùdegree; level; extent

See also: Japanese symbol for “octave”.

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.