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Chinese symbol for “tonality”

调性
diào xìng
Traditional: 調性
(music) tonality; (of an actor, company, magazine etc) style; image; tone; voice; character

The closest CC-CEDICT match for tonality is 调性 (diào xìng), defined as: (music) tonality; (of an actor, company, magazine etc) style; image; tone; voice; character.

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

调 diào
tune, melody, key; to transfer, to exchange
radical 149 ⾔ · 10 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 调性.

WordPinyinMeaning
调查 (調查)diào cháinvestigation; inquiry
强调 (強調)qiáng diàoto emphasize (a statement); to stress
调整 (調整)tiáo zhěngto adjust; to revise; to reorganize
协调 (協調)xié tiáoto coordinate; to harmonize
调节 (調節)tiáo jiéto adjust; to regulate
空调 (空調)kōng tiáoair conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex
男性nán xìngthe male sex; a male

See also: Japanese symbol for “tonality”.

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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