DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

搖籃曲

简摇篮曲 · 繁搖籃曲

Mandarin · pinyin yáo lán qǔ

lullaby

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

搖: yáo · wag, swing, wave; shake; scull
籃: Look up this written character
曲: qū · crooked, bent; wrong, false
摇: yáo · wag, swing, wave; shake; scull
篮: lán · basket

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

2–2–3 · yao2 lan2 qu3

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

搖籃曲 · find source passages ↗ · 摇篮曲 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 1 sense · 1 Cantonese reading

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jiu4 laam4 kuk1

Cantonese word readings for 搖籃曲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

noun

lullaby; cradle song

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack