音

yīn

Radical: 音 ideographic

Components & Etymology

音 decomposes into the following components:

立 日

Words containing 音

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 音.

三音
sān yīn
third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)
串音
chuàn yīn
crosstalk
主音
zhǔ yīn
keynote
乐音
yuè yīn
musical note
乡音
xiāng yīn
local accent
五音
wǔ yīn
five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la
今音
jīn yīn
modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character
低音
dī yīn
bass
余音
yú yīn
lingering sound
佳音
jiā yīn
修音
xiū yīn
voicing (adjustment of timbre, loudness etc of organ or other musical instrument)
假音
jiǎ yīn
falsetto, same as 假聲|假声

Related characters (radical 音)

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