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Chinese symbol for “ode”

颂
sòng
Traditional: 頌
ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ode is 颂 (sòng), defined as: ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters).

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

颂 sòng
to laud, to acclaim; ode, hymn
radical 181 ⾴ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “ode”

WordPinyinMeaning
颂词 (頌詞)sòng cícommendation speech; eulogy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 颂.

WordPinyinMeaning
歌颂 (歌頌)gē sòngto sing the praises of; to extol
赞颂 (讚頌)zàn sòngto bless; to praise
颂扬 (頌揚)sòng yángto eulogize; to praise
颂歌 (頌歌)sòng gēcarol
称颂 (稱頌)chēng sòngto praise
传颂 (傳頌)chuán sòngto eulogize; to pass on praise

See also: Japanese symbol for “ode”.

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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