Spot 音
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
音 component
yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 音
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue音Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 音 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
暗=
日
竟=
+儿
章=
+十
谙=
讠
揞=
扌
喑=
口
歆=
+欠
意=
+心
韵=
+匀
戠=
+戈
韶=
+召
窨=
穴
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 音 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
不好意思bùhǎoyìsi
to feel embarrassed
HSK 3.0 · L2没意思méiyìsiboring
HSK 3.0 · L2意思yìsiidea
HSK 3.0 · L2有意思yǒuyìsiinteresting
HSK 3.0 · L2满意mǎnyìsatisfied
HSK 3.0 · L3同意tóngyìto agree
HSK 3.0 · L3愿意yuànyìto wish
HSK 3.0 · L3注意zhùyìto take note of
HSK 3.0 · L3得意déyìproud of oneself
HSK 3.0 · L4故意gùyìdeliberately
HSK 3.0 · L4竟然jìngránunexpectedly
HSK 3.0 · L4究竟jiūjìngto go to the bottom of a matter
HSK 3.0 · L4