Chinese symbol for “vowel”
元音
yuán yīn
vowel
The closest CC-CEDICT match for vowel is 元音 (yuán yīn), defined as: vowel.
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
Other Chinese words for “vowel”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 元音.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美元 | měi yuán | American dollar; US dollar |
| 多元 | duō yuán | poly-; multi- |
| 元素 | yuán sù | element (key component of sth); (chemistry) element |
| 欧元 (歐元) | ōu yuán | euro (currency) |
| 公元 | gōng yuán | CE (Common Era); Christian Era |
| 单元 (單元) | dān yuán | unit (forming an entity); element |
| 音乐 (音樂) | yīn yuè | music; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn) |
| 声音 (聲音) | shēng yīn | sound; voice |
See also: Japanese symbol for “vowel”.
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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