King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Chinese symbol for “tenor”

男高音
nán gāo yīn
tenor (singing voice); a tenor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tenor is 男高音 (nán gāo yīn), defined as: tenor (singing voice); a tenor.

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

男 nán
man, boy; male; baron; surname
radical 102 ⽥ · 7 strokes
高 gāo
tall, lofty; high, elevated
radical 189 ⾼ · 10 strokes
音 yīn
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
radical 180 ⾳ · 9 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 男高音.

WordPinyinMeaning
男人nán réna man; a male
男子nán zǐa man; a male
男性nán xìngthe male sex; a male
男女nán nǚmale-female; male and female
男孩nán háiboy
男朋友nán péng youboyfriend
最高zuì gāotallest; highest
提高tí gāoto raise; to increase
音乐 (音樂)yīn yuèmusic; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn)

See also: Japanese symbol for “tenor”.

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.

Last posts

  1. Choosing the Best Wooden Sword Stand for Your Collection
  2. Why Bokken Crack and Which Woods Handle Impact Best
  3. Best Bokken Bags and Cases for Martial Arts Training
  4. Choosing the Best Wooden Tanto for Realistic Knife Drills
  5. What Is a Suburito and Is It Worth Buying for Strength
  6. Buying a Wooden Wakizashi for Two-Sword Practice
  7. Buying Chanbara Swords for Sparring and Competition
  8. What Size Shinai Does a Child Need for Kendo Practice
  9. Best Polypropylene Bokken for Hard Contact Training
  10. Best Foam Swords for Kids Martial Arts and Safe Practice