Chinese symbol for “viola”

中提琴

zhōng tí qín

viola

The closest CC-CEDICT match for viola is 中提琴 (zhōng tí qín), defined as: viola.

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

中 zhōng

central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Ch

radical 2 ⼁ · 4 strokes

提 tí

to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise

radical 64 ⼿ · 12 strokes

琴 qín

Chinese lute or guitar, string instrument

radical 96 ⽟ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 中提琴.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
其中	qí zhōng	among; in
中心	zhōng xīn	center; heart; core
中央	zhōng yāng	central; middle
中学 (中學)	zhōng xué	middle school
之中	zhī zhōng	inside; among
集中	jí zhōng	to concentrate; to centralize
提供	tí gōng	to offer; to supply
提出	tí chū	to raise (an issue); to propose
钢琴 (鋼琴)	gāng qín	piano; measure word: 架 (jià), 台 (tái)

See also: Japanese symbol for “viola”.

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.