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Chinese symbol for “triad”

三和弦
sān hé xián
(music) triad; three-note chord

The closest CC-CEDICT match for triad is 三和弦 (sān hé xián), defined as: (music) triad; three-note chord.

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

三 sān
three
radical 1 ⼀ · 3 strokes
和 hé
harmony, peace; calm, peaceful
radical 30 ⼝ · 8 strokes
弦 xián
bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse
radical 57 ⼸ · 8 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 三和弦.

WordPinyinMeaning
三星sān xīngthree major stars of the Three Stars 参宿 (Shēn xiù) Chinese constellation; the belt of Orion
三次sān cìthird; three times
三级 (三級)sān jígrade 3; third class
十三shí sānthirteen; 13
三分sān fēnsomewhat; to some degree
第三方dì sān fāngthird party
和平hé píngpeace; peaceful
共和国 (共和國)gòng hé guórepublic
和弦hé xián(music) chord

See also: Japanese symbol for “triad”.

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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