风 fēng — wind; news; style; custom; manner
今天风很大，记得多穿衣服。Jīn tiān fēng hěn dà, jì de duō chuān yī fu.It is windy today; remember to wear more clothes.
Common words: 一路顺风 (yī lù shùn fēng)、风险 (fēng xiǎn)、风格 (fēng gé)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "news"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "news", including 风 (fēng), 息 (xī), 消 (xiāo), 音 (yīn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "news" covers 4 different Chinese characters — 风 (fēng), 息 (xī), 消 (xiāo), 音 (yīn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 4 characters do not share a sound — their readings span fēng, xī, xiāo, yīn — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 风 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 风 fēngwind; news; style; custom; mannerUseful words: 一路顺风, 风险
- 息 xīnews; interest; breath; restUseful words: 休息, 信息
- 消 xiāoconsume; news; subside; to disappear; to vanishUseful words: 消息, 消失
- 音 yīnsound; noise; newsUseful words: 音乐, 声音
Common words for these 4 "news" characters
Anchor each of these 4 characters in a word you can picture — start with 风 (fēng) — so "news" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
一路顺风yī lù shùn fēngto have a pleasant journey (idiom)风险fēng xiǎnrisk; hazard风格fēng géstyle休息xiū xirest; to rest信息xìn xīinformation; news; message消息xiāo xi(piece of) news; information; message消息xiāo xi(piece of) news; information; message消失xiāo shīto disappear; to fade away取消qǔ xiāoto cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind音乐yīn yuèmusic
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 4 ways to say "news".
息 xī — news; interest; breath; rest
工作累了要好好休息。Gōng zuò lèi le yào hǎo hǎo xiū xi.When you are tired from work, you should rest well.
Common words: 休息 (xiū xi)、信息 (xìn xī)、消息 (xiāo xi)
消 xiāo — consume; news; subside; to disappear; to vanish
天上的乌云慢慢消失了。Tiān shàng de wū yún màn màn xiāo shī le.The dark clouds in the sky slowly disappeared.
Common words: 消息 (xiāo xi)、消失 (xiāo shī)、取消 (qǔ xiāo)
音 yīn — sound; noise; news
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.
Common words: 音乐 (yīn yuè)、声音 (shēng yīn)、音乐会 (yīn yuè huì)
All 4 characters
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