音 yīn sound
sound; tone; pronunciation; pitch
How to remember 音: 立 stand + 日 sun = sound. The busker sets up her music stand in the sun, lifts her violin and fills the whole square with sound.
Component breakdown
音 = 立 stand + 日 sun
- 立 stand
- 日 sun
The busker sets up her music stand in the sun, lifts her violin and fills the whole square with sound.
How it came to be
It is the words block with one extra stroke laid inside the mouth. That stroke is the whole difference: noise made in the mouth that has not become a word yet.
How it is used
- Refers to sound/tone as it's heard or pronounced - 声音 (shēngyīn) sound, 发音 (fāyīn) pronunciation.
- 音乐 (yīnyuè) music, 录音 (lùyīn) to record audio, 拼音 (pīnyīn) the romanization system.
- Compare with 声: 声 is sound in general, 音 leans toward tone/pitch/pronunciation (语音 yǔyīn speech sounds, 读音 dúyīn reading of a character).
- 音量 (yīnliàng) = volume level on a device.
Characters built with 音
Words with 音
- 声音shēngyīnsoundHSK 3
- 音乐yīnyuèmusicHSK 3
- 发音fāyīnto pronounceHSK 5
- 录音lùyīnto record soundHSK 5
- 拼音pīnyīnphonetic writingHSK 5
- 语音yǔyīnspeech soundsHSK 5
- 读音dúyīnpronunciationHSK 5
- 音量yīnliàngloudnessHSK 5
- 音节yīnjiésyllableHSK 6
- 口音kǒuyīnoral speech soundsHSK 7
- 收音机shōuyīnjīradioHSK 7
- 音响yīnxiǎngsoundHSK 7
- 嗓音sǎngyīnvoiceHSK 8
- 配音pèiyīndubbing (filmmaking)HSK 9
Example sentences
- 她在听音乐。 Tā zài tīng yīnyuè.She's listening to music.
- 她的声音很好听。 Tā de shēngyīn hěn hǎotīng.Her voice is beautiful.