音
Character
sound
- Radical
- 音 (itself)
- Strokes
- 9
- Structure
- Top–bottom
- Parts
- 立 日
- Traditional
- 音
- Frequency
- #245 most common character
Meaning
yīn
yin1- sound CC-CEDICT
- noise CC-CEDICT
- note (of musical scale) CC-CEDICT
- tone CC-CEDICT
- news CC-CEDICT
- syllable CC-CEDICT
- reading (phonetic value of a character) CC-CEDICT
Stroke order
All 9 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 音
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Example sentences
这个音很好听。
zhè ge yīn hěn hǎo tīng
This sound is very nice.
AI-generated sentence
请把电视的声音开小一点。
qǐng bǎ diàn shì de shēng yīn kāi xiǎo yì diǎn
Please turn the TV sound down a little.
AI-generated sentence
这个字的音很难读。
zhè ge zì de yīn hěn nán dú
The sound of this character is hard to say.
AI-generated sentence
Words with 音
See all 379 →音乐yīn yuèmusic; sounds made with instruments or singing that people enjoyWordHSK 2音节yīn jiésyllable; one sound part of a word, like 'ma' in 'mama'WordHSK 2音乐会yīn yuè huìa show where musicians play music for people to listen toWordHSK 2音像yīn xiàngsound and pictures together, like music, movies, and videosWordHSK 6音量yīn liànghow loud or quiet a sound, voice, or music isWordHSK 6音响yīn xiǎnga stereo; a machine with big speakers for playing musicWordHSK 7–9音义yīn yìsound and meaningWord音位yīn wèiphonemeWord音信yīn xìnmessageWord音值yīn zhíphonetic valueWord音叉yīn chātuning forkWord音变yīn biànphonetic changeWord