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Chinese symbol for “phonics”

自然拼读
zì rán pīn dú
Traditional: 自然拼讀
phonics

The closest CC-CEDICT match for phonics is 自然拼读 (zì rán pīn dú), defined as: phonics.

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

自 zì
self; private, personal; from
radical 132 ⾃ · 6 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes
拼 pīn
to link, to join together; to incorporate
radical 64 ⼿ · 9 strokes
读 dú
to study, to learn; to read, to pronounce
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “phonics”

WordPinyinMeaning
自然发音 (自然發音)zì rán fā yīnphonics (Tw)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 自然拼读.

WordPinyinMeaning
自己zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
自由zì yóufreedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
来自 (來自)lái zìto come from (a place); From: (in email header)
自然zì ránnature; natural
自动 (自動)zì dòngautomatic; voluntarily
自身zì shēnitself; oneself
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
拼命pīn mìngto do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
阅读 (閱讀)yuè dúto read

See also: Japanese symbol for “phonics”.

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.