Meaning
sound; noise; news
Chinese: 声音、读音或消息。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yin” becomes a different word in each tone. 音 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 音乐yīn yuèmusic
- 声音shēng yīnvoice; sound
- 音乐会yīn yuè huìconcert
- 音节yīn jiésyllable
- 读音dú yīnpronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
Example Sentence
这个字的发音有点儿难。Zhè ge zì de fā yīn yǒu diǎnr nán.The pronunciation of this character is a bit difficult.
这个zhè ge(pronoun) this字zìletter的deof发音fā yīnto pronounce有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly难nándifficult (to...)。