音
音
“sound”
Radical: 音
Strokes: 9
Level: HSK 3
How 音 is built — stacked top over bottom
立
to stand
to stand; to establish, to set up
日
Sun / day · rì
The sun with a dot inside. Time words are full of it: 明 早 晚 时.
Origin
A tongue 立 forming a sound in the mouth 日
Words with 音
声音 shēngyīn — voice
音乐 yīnyuè — music
录音 lù yīn — to record (sound)
口音 kǒu yīn — accent
收音机 shōu yīn jī — radio
音响 yīn xiǎng — speakers or speaker (electronic)
噪音 zào yīn — rumble
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