Chinese symbol for “tuning”
音律
yīn lǜ
tuning; temperament; music
The closest CC-CEDICT match for tuning is 音律 (yīn lǜ), defined as: tuning; temperament; music.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “tuning”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 定弦 | dìng xián | tuning (stringed instrument); (fig.) to make up one's mind |
| 乐律 (樂律) | yuè lǜ | tuning; temperament |
| 律吕 (律呂) | lǜ lǚ | tuning; temperament |
| 调子 (調子) | diào zi | tune; melody |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 音律.
| 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) |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè) |
| 规律 (規律) | guī lǜ | rule (e.g. of science); law of behavior |
See also: Japanese symbol for “tuning”.
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.