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Chinese symbol for “orchestra”

管弦乐队
guǎn xián yuè duì
Traditional: 管弦樂隊
orchestra

The closest CC-CEDICT match for orchestra is 管弦乐队 (guǎn xián yuè duì), defined as: orchestra.

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

管 guǎn
tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control
radical 118 ⽵ · 14 strokes
弦 xián
bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse
radical 57 ⼸ · 8 strokes
乐 yuè
cheerful, happy, laughing; music
radical 4 ⼃ · 5 strokes
队 duì
team, group, band, army unit; measure word for groups of people
radical 170 ⾩ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “orchestra”

WordPinyinMeaning
管弦乐团 (管弦樂團)guǎn xián yuè tuánorchestra
乐团 (樂團)yuè tuánband; orchestra

Related words

Other words that share a character with 管弦乐队.

WordPinyinMeaning
管理guǎn lǐto supervise; to manage
尽管 (儘管)jǐn guǎndespite; although
不管bù guǎnnot to be concerned; regardless of
主管zhǔ guǎnin charge; responsible for
监管 (監管)jiān guǎnto oversee; to take charge of
管制guǎn zhìto control; to restrict
和弦hé xián(music) chord
琴弦qín xiánstring (of a stringed instrument)
音乐 (音樂)yīn yuèmusic; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn)
军队 (軍隊)jūn duìarmed forces; troops; measure word: 支 (zhī)

See also: Japanese symbol for “orchestra”.

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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