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Chinese symbol for “philharmonic”

爱乐
ài yuè
Traditional: 愛樂
philharmonic (used in names of orchestras); to love music (used in compounds like 爱乐者 (ài yuè zhě) "music enthusiast")

The closest CC-CEDICT match for philharmonic is 爱乐 (ài yuè), defined as: philharmonic (used in names of orchestras); to love music (used in compounds like 爱乐者 (ài yuè zhě) "music enthusiast").

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

爱 ài
to love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection
radical 87 ⽖ · 10 strokes
乐 yuè
cheerful, happy, laughing; music
radical 4 ⼃ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 爱乐.

WordPinyinMeaning
爱情 (愛情)ài qíngromance; love (romantic); measure word: 份 (fèn)
可爱 (可愛)kě àiadorable; cute
爱国 (愛國)ài guóto love one's country; patriotic
喜爱 (喜愛)xǐ àito like; to love
亲爱 (親愛)qīn àidear; beloved
热爱 (熱愛)rè àito love ardently; to adore
音乐 (音樂)yīn yuèmusic; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn)
快乐 (快樂)kuài lèhappy; joyful

See also: Japanese symbol for “philharmonic”.

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.