Chinese symbol for “rhythm”
节奏
jié zòu
Traditional: 節奏
rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence
The closest CC-CEDICT match for rhythm is 节奏 (jié zòu), defined as: rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “rhythm”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 节律 (節律) | jié lǜ | rhythm; pace |
| 律动 (律動) | lǜ dòng | rhythm; to move rhythmically |
| 规律 (規律) | guī lǜ | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior |
| 韵律 (韻律) | yùn lǜ | cadence; rhythm |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 节奏.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 节目 (節目) | jié mù | (TV or radio) program; show; item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) |
| 细节 (細節) | xì jié | details; particulars |
| 情节 (情節) | qíng jié | circumstances; plot; storyline |
| 环节 (環節) | huán jié | (zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy) |
| 节日 (節日) | jié rì | holiday; festival |
| 调节 (調節) | tiáo jié | to adjust; to regulate |
| 演奏 | yǎn zòu | to perform on a musical instrument |
| 伴奏 | bàn zòu | to accompany (musically) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “rhythm”.
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.