口音
Old HSK 6
口音 (kǒuyīn) · accent
口音 (kǒuyīn) means “accent; voice”. It is written with 2 characters: 口 (mouth) + 音 (sound). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 口音 is built
The characters
口 kǒu · mouth
What 口 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: An open mouth (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
音 yīn · sound
What 音 is made of
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A tongue 立 forming a sound in the mouth 日 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他说话有南方口音。Tā shuōhuà yǒu nánfāng kǒuyīn.He speaks with a southern accent.
她的口音很好听。Tā de kǒuyīn hěn hǎotīng.Her accent is very pleasant.
Questions about 口音
What does 口音 mean?
口音 (kǒuyīn) means “accent; voice”.
How do you pronounce 口音?
口音 is pronounced kǒuyīn.
Which HSK level is 口音?
口音 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 路口lùkǒuintersection
- 门口ménkǒudoorway
- 出口chūkǒuexit
- 人口rénkǒupopulation
- 入口rùkǒuentrance
- 进口jìnkǒuto import
- 口袋kǒudàipocket
- 口语kǒuyǔspoken language
- 借口jièkǒuexcuse
- 口味kǒuwèitaste
Learn 口音 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 109: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.