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Chinese symbol for “rehearse”

排练
pái liàn
Traditional: 排練
to rehearse; rehearsal

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rehearse is 排练 (pái liàn), defined as: to rehearse; rehearsal.

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

排 pái
row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
练 liàn
to drill, to exercise; to practice, to train
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “rehearse”

WordPinyinMeaning
排演pái yǎnto rehearse (a performance)
排páito arrange in order; to line up; to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge
预演 (預演)yù yǎndummy run; to run through sth

Related words

Other words that share a character with 排练.

WordPinyinMeaning
安排ān páito arrange; to plan
排名pái míngto rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
排除pái chúto eliminate; to remove
排列pái lièto arrange in order; (math.) permutation
排放pái fàngto arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc)
排队 (排隊)pái duìto line up
训练 (訓練)xùn liànto train; to drill
教练 (教練)jiào liànto coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:位 (wèi),名 (míng))

See also: Japanese symbol for “rehearse”.

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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