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yīn · sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

音Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 音

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yīnWords pronounced yīn
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Example sentences

Notice where 音 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ shēng yīn dà yì diǎn, wǒ tīng bù chū lái!你声音大一点,我听不出来!

Louder. I can't hear you.

Source: Tatoeba #420608 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yàoshi wǒ néng qù yīnyuè huì jiù hǎo le.要是我能去音乐会就好了。

If only I can go to the concert!

Source: Tatoeba #634833 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù hǎoyìsi wǒ fā yīn bú tài hǎo.不好意思我发音不太好。

I'm sorry my pronunciation isn't very good.

Source: Tatoeba #4885137 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ bù xū yào tí gāo nǐ de yīnliàng.你不需要提高你的音量。

You don't have to raise your voice.

Source: Tatoeba #10021144 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài yě shòu bùliǎo nà zào yīn le.我再也受不了那噪音了。

I can't stand that noise any longer.

Source: Tatoeba #5819723 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tīng shuō le nǐ yǒu měi lì de kǒu yīn.我听说了你有美丽的口音。

I heard you have a beautiful voice.

Source: Tatoeba #8933955 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 音 in context

  1. Say yīn, then recall the core meaning: sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 声音 (shēng yīn), meaning “voice”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 音 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.