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歌曲 is a Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for song, melody, or tune.
There are a few other words that can mean melody, but this is probably the most common and universal.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Melody search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
歌曲 see styles |
gē qǔ ge1 qu3 ko ch`ü ko chü kakyoku かきょく |
More info & calligraphy: Melody / Songmelody; tune; song |
メロディー see styles |
merodii / merodi メロディー |
More info & calligraphy: Melody |
奏 see styles |
zòu zou4 tsou merodedee めろでぃー |
to play music; to achieve; to present a memorial to the emperor (old) (See 奏する・そうする・1) report to the emperor; (female given name) Melody proclaims |
一曲 see styles |
ikkyoku いっきょく |
tune (melody, piece of music) |
原曲 see styles |
genkyoku げんきょく |
original song; original melody |
哀調 see styles |
aichou / aicho あいちょう |
plaintive strains; mournful tone; sad melody |
悲曲 see styles |
hikyoku ひきょく |
elegy; sad tune; plaintive melody |
悲歌 see styles |
bēi gē bei1 ge1 pei ko hika ひか |
to sing with solemn fervor; sad, stirring song; elegy; dirge; threnody (n,vs,adj-no) elegy; dirge; mournful melody |
悲調 see styles |
hichou / hicho ひちょう |
sad sound; plaintive melody |
新調 see styles |
shinchou / shincho しんちょう |
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) (1) making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; refurbishing; renovating; (2) new tune; new melody; new composition |
旋律 see styles |
xuán lǜ xuan2 lu:4 hsüan lü senri せんり |
melody (noun - becomes adjective with の) melody; tune; (female given name) Senri |
曲調 曲调 see styles |
qǔ diào qu3 diao4 ch`ü tiao chü tiao kyokuchou / kyokucho きょくちょう |
tune; melody melody; tune |
本手 see styles |
honte ほんて |
(1) (See 奥の手・おくのて・1) ace up one's sleeve; trump card; (2) {music} basic melody (esp. on koto and shamisen); (3) proper move (in go, shogi, etc.); appropriate move; (4) expert; professional; specialist; master; (surname) Honte |
甘美 see styles |
gān měi gan1 mei3 kan mei kanmi かんみ |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) sweet (taste); luscious; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant; mellow; mellifluous; (personal name) Kanmi sweet[ness] |
腔調 腔调 see styles |
qiāng diào qiang1 diao4 ch`iang tiao chiang tiao |
a tune; a melody; accent (distinctive way of pronouncing a language); tone (manner of expression); elegance; refinement |
調べ see styles |
shirabe しらべ |
(n,n-suf) (1) investigation; inspection; examination; (n,n-suf) (2) tune; note; melody |
調子 调子 see styles |
diào zi diao4 zi5 tiao tzu choushi / choshi ちょうし |
tune; melody; tuning; cadence; intonation; (speech) tone (1) tune; tone; key; pitch; time; rhythm; (2) vein; mood; way; manner; style; knack; (3) condition; state of health; shape; (4) impetus; spur of the moment; strain; (5) trend; (place-name, surname) Chōshi |
諧調 see styles |
kaichou / kaicho かいちょう |
harmonious melody; harmony; unity; euphony |
軽快 see styles |
keikai / kekai けいかい |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) light (of movements); nimble; sprightly; springy; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) light-hearted; cheerful; buoyant; jaunty; casual (e.g. clothing); rhythmical (e.g. melody); (n,vs,vi) (3) taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms; recovery; convalescence |
通奏 see styles |
tsuusou / tsuso つうそう |
playing an entire composition without break; continually playing (in the background of a melody) |
音姫 see styles |
otohime おとひめ |
{tradem} toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound; (female given name) Otohime |
音調 音调 see styles |
yīn diào yin1 diao4 yin tiao onchou / oncho おんちょう |
pitch of voice (high or low); pitch (of a musical note); tone (noun - becomes adjective with の) tune; tone; intonation; melody; rhythm; harmony |
ど演歌 see styles |
doenka どえんか |
quintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody |
主旋律 see styles |
zhǔ xuán lǜ zhu3 xuan2 lu:4 chu hsüan lü |
(music) theme; principal melody; (fig.) central theme; main idea; (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view |
妙なる see styles |
taenaru たえなる |
(pre-noun adjective) (See 妙なる調べ・たえなるしらべ) exquisite (e.g. melody); melodious; delicate; enchanting |
方文山 see styles |
fāng wén shān fang1 wen2 shan1 fang wen shan |
Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist |
曲作り see styles |
kyokuzukuri きょくづくり |
musical composition; melody writing; song writing |
木卡姆 see styles |
mù kǎ mǔ mu4 ka3 mu3 mu k`a mu mu ka mu |
muqam, any of a set of 12 melody types used in the music of the Uyghurs |
節回し see styles |
fushimawashi ふしまわし |
melody; intonation |
金曲獎 金曲奖 see styles |
jīn qǔ jiǎng jin1 qu3 jiang3 chin ch`ü chiang chin chü chiang |
Golden Melody Awards |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Melody Song | 歌曲 | kakyoku | gē qǔ / ge1 qu3 / ge qu / gequ | ko ch`ü / kochü / ko chü |
Melody | 梅洛迪 | méi luò dí mei2 luo4 di2 mei luo di meiluodi | mei lo ti meiloti |
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Melody | メロディー | merodii / merodi | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
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We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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