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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.

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

音 yīn
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
radical 180 ⾳ · 9 strokes
律 lǜ
statute, principle, regulation
radical 60 ⼻ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “tuning”

WordPinyinMeaning
定弦dìng xiántuning (stringed instrument); (fig.) to make up one's mind
乐律 (樂律)yuè lǜtuning; temperament
律吕 (律呂)lǜ lǚtuning; temperament
调子 (調子)diào zitune; melody

Related words

Other words that share a character with 音律.

WordPinyinMeaning
音乐 (音樂)yīn yuèmusic; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn)
声音 (聲音)shēng yīnsound; voice
语音 (語音)yǔ yīnspeech sounds; pronunciation
录音 (錄音)lù yīnto 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 huìconcert; 场 (chǎng)
法律fǎ lǜlaw; 条 (tiáo), 套 (tào), 个 (gè)
规律 (規律)guī lǜrule (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.

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