声调
Old HSK 5
声调 (shēngdiào) · tone (of a syllable)
声调 (shēngdiào) means “tone (of a syllable)”. It is written with 2 characters: 声 (sound, voice) + 调 (to transfer). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 声调 is built
The characters
声 shēng · sound, voice
What 声 is made of
- 士shì — scholar
Origin hint: Simplified form of 聲; see that character for the etymology (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
调 diào · to transfer
What 调 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 周zhōu — Zhou dynasty
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 周 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
汉语有四个声调。Hànyǔ yǒu sì gè shēngdiào.Mandarin has four tones.
这个字的声调你读错了。Zhège zì de shēngdiào nǐ dú cuò le.You read the tone of this character wrong.
Questions about 声调
What does 声调 mean?
声调 (shēngdiào) means “tone (of a syllable)”.
How do you pronounce 声调?
声调 is pronounced shēngdiào.
Which HSK level is 声调?
声调 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 大声dàshēngloudly
- 声音shēngyīnsound
- 小声xiǎoshēngin a low voice
- 歌声gēshēngsinging
- 声明shēngmíngstatement
- 声势shēngshìmomentum
- 声誉shēngyùreputation
- 相声xiàngshengcrosstalk
- 鸦雀无声yāquèwúshēngtotal silence
- 声shēngsound, voice
Learn 声调 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 84: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.