音
yīn
sound
noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)
standing (立) + sun/mouth (日) = sound projected into the air
A voice stands upright (立) and releases its vibration from the mouth like sunlight (日) from below — sound projected outward and upward. The pairing evokes a tone rising from a source, whether voice, instrument, or syllable.
远处传来一阵音乐声。
yuǎn chù chuán lái yī zhèn yīn yuè shēng。
A burst of music sound came from far away.
这个字有两种读音，你知道吗？
zhè ge zì yǒu liǎng zhǒng dú yīn，nǐ zhī dào ma？
This character has two readings — do you know them?
Words with 音
同音
tóng yīn
(music) unison
音轨
yīn guǐ
sound track
五音不全
wǔ yīn bù quán
tone deaf
录音棚
lù yīn péng
recording studio
音乐学院
yīn yuè xué yuàn
music academy
注音
zhù yīn
to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters using Pinyin or Bopomofo etc
美国之音
měi guó zhī yīn
Voice of America (VOA)
马太福音
mǎ tài fú yīn
Gospel according to St Matthew
轻音乐
qīng yīn yuè
light music
语音
yǔ yīn
speech sounds
噪音
zào yīn
rumble
音箱
yīn xiāng
loudspeaker box