yīn

sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation

HSK 3 #540

DEFINITIONS

音 yīn
  • sound
  • noise
  • note (of musical scale)
  • tone
  • news
  • syllable
  • reading (phonetic value of a character)

STROKES

WORDS

中央樂學院 zhōng yāng yīn yuè xué yuàn Central Conservatory of Music
chuàn yīn crosstalk; to overhear
二分符 èr fēn yīn fú minim (music)
二重母 èr chóng mǔ yīn diphthong
五声阶 wǔ shēng yīn jiē pentatonic scale
五聲階 wǔ shēng yīn jiē pentatonic scale
不全 wǔ yīn bù quán tone deaf; unable to sing in tune
度 wǔ yīn dù fifth (musical interval)
节单位 yà yīn jié dān wèi subsyllabic unit
節單位 yà yīn jié dān wèi subsyllabic unit
jīn yīn modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character
喇叭 dī yīn lǎ ba woofer
大提琴 dī yīn dà tí qín double bass; contrabass
大号 dī yīn dà hào bass tuba; euphonium
大號 dī yīn dà hào bass tuba; euphonium
提琴 dī yīn tí qín double bass; contrabass
炮 dī yīn pào subwoofer
管 dī yīn guǎn bassoon; also written 巴頌管|巴颂管 or 巴松管
xiū yīn voicing (adjustment of timbre, loudness etc of organ or other musical instrument)
jiǎ yīn falsetto, same as 假聲|假声
假高 jiǎ gāo yīn falsetto, same as 假聲|假声
和谐 yuán yīn hé xié vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages)
和諧 yuán yīn hé xié vowel harmony (in phonetics of Altaic languages)
失读 yuán yīn shī dú vowel devoicing
失讀 yuán yīn shī dú vowel devoicing