八音 bā yīn

music

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. music
  2. 2. the eight kinds of sound produced by instruments in these categories
  3. 3. ancient classification system for musical instruments, based on the material of which the instrument is made (metal 金jīn, stone 石shí, clay 土tǔ, leather 革gé, silk 丝sī, wood 木mù, gourd 匏páo, bamboo 竹zhú)

Characters

Character Meaning
八 bā HSK 1
eight; 8
音 yīn HSK 3
sound; tone; noise