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Chinese symbol for “songwriter”

作曲家
zuò qǔ jiā
composer; songwriter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for songwriter is 作曲家 (zuò qǔ jiā), defined as: composer; songwriter.

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

作 zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes
曲 qǔ
crooked, bent; wrong, false
radical 73 ⽈ · 6 strokes
家 jiā
house, home, residence; family
radical 40 ⼧ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 作曲家.

WordPinyinMeaning
工作gōng zuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
作为 (作為)zuò wéione's conduct; deed
合作hé zuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
作品zuò pǐnwork (of art); opus
作用zuò yòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity
制作 (製作)zhì zuòto make; to manufacture
歌曲gē qǔsong
曲线 (曲線)qū xiàncurve; curved line
国家 (國家)guó jiācountry; nation; state

See also: Japanese symbol for “songwriter”.

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.