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Chinese symbol for “stave”

五线谱
wǔ xiàn pǔ
Traditional: 五線譜
(music) staff; stave

The closest CC-CEDICT match for stave is 五线谱 (wǔ xiàn pǔ), defined as: (music) staff; stave.

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

五 wǔ
five; surname
radical 7 ⼆ · 4 strokes
线 xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes
谱 pǔ
chart, list, table; spectrum; musical score
radical 149 ⾔ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 五线谱.

WordPinyinMeaning
十五shí wǔfifteen; 15
第五dì wǔfifth
五十wǔ shífifty
五行wǔ xíngfive phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
五四wǔ sìfourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
五星wǔ xīngthe five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
路线 (路線)lù xiànitinerary; route
在线 (在線)zài xiànonline; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun
光谱 (光譜)guāng pǔspectrum

See also: Japanese symbol for “stave”.

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.