注音符号 zhù yīn fú hào

DEFINITIONS

  1. Mandarin phonetic symbols (MPS), phonetic alphabet for Chinese used esp. in Taiwan, also known colloquially as Bopomofo (after the first four letters of the alphabet:ㄅㄆㄇㄈ)

CHARACTERS

注 zhù concentrate, focus, direct
音 yīn sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
符 fú i.d. tag, tally, symbol, charm
号 hào mark, sign; symbol; number