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Chinese symbol for “rumble”

噪音
zào yīn
rumble; noise; static (in a signal)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for rumble is 噪音 (zào yīn), defined as: rumble; noise; static (in a signal).

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

噪 zào
to be noisy; to chirp loudly
radical 30 ⼝ · 16 strokes
音 yīn
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
radical 180 ⾳ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “rumble”

WordPinyinMeaning
咕噜 (咕嚕)gū lu(onom.) to rumble (of a stomach); to coo (of a dove)
隆隆lóng lóngrumble
隆隆声 (隆隆聲)lóng lóng shēngrumble (sound of thunder or gunfire)
轰 (轟)hōngexplosion; bang
滚动 (滾動)gǔn dòngto roll; (to do sth) in a loop

Related words

Other words that share a character with 噪音.

WordPinyinMeaning
噪声 (噪聲)zào shēngnoise
降噪jiàng zàoto reduce noise (e.g. in a device, signal or environment)
鼓噪gǔ zào(in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle); to create a clamor; to make a din; to kick up a fuss
声名大噪 (聲名大噪)shēng míng dà zàoto rise to fame
聒噪guō zàoa clamor; noisy
音乐 (音樂)yīn yuèmusic; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn)
声音 (聲音)shēng yīnsound; voice
语音 (語音)yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation

See also: Japanese symbol for “rumble”.

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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