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Chinese symbol for “pianist”

钢琴家
gāng qín jiā
Traditional: 鋼琴家
pianist

The closest CC-CEDICT match for pianist is 钢琴家 (gāng qín jiā), defined as: pianist.

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

钢 gāng
steel; hard, strong, tough
radical 167 ⾦ · 9 strokes
琴 qín
Chinese lute or guitar, string instrument
radical 96 ⽟ · 12 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “pianist”

WordPinyinMeaning
钢琴师 (鋼琴師)gāng qín shīpianist

Related words

Other words that share a character with 钢琴家.

WordPinyinMeaning
钢铁 (鋼鐵)gāng tiěsteel
钢琴 (鋼琴)gāng qínpiano; measure word: 架 (jià), 台 (tái)
钢材 (鋼材)gāng cáisteel (as raw material); steel sheets, bars, tubes, ingots, wire etc
钢筋 (鋼筋)gāng jīnsteel reinforcing bar
不锈钢 (不銹鋼)bù xiù gāngstainless steel
小提琴xiǎo tí qínfiddle; violin
大提琴dà tí qíncello (CL:把 (bǎ))
弹琴 (彈琴)tán qínto play or strum a lute or other stringed instrument
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “pianist”.

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.