Chinese symbol for “transliteration”
The closest CC-CEDICT match for transliteration is 音译 (yīn yì), defined as: transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters); characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown); transcription (linguistics); to transcribe phonetic symbols.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “transliteration”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 译名 (譯名) | yì míng | translated names; transliteration |
| 译音 (譯音) | yì yīn | phonetic transcription; transliteration |
| 表音 | biǎo yīn | phonetic; phonological |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 音译.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 音乐 (音樂) | yīn yuè | music; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn) |
| 声音 (聲音) | shēng yīn | sound; voice |
| 语音 (語音) | yǔ yīn | speech sounds; pronunciation |
| 录音 (錄音) | lù yīn | to record sound; an audio recording (CL:段 (duàn)) |
| 影音 | yǐng yīn | (Tw) audio and video; audiovisual |
| 音乐会 (音樂會) | yīn yuè huì | concert; 场 (chǎng) |
| 翻译 (翻譯) | fān yì | to translate; to interpret |
| 编译 (編譯) | biān yì | to translate and edit; translator-editor |
See also: Japanese symbol for “transliteration”.
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.