声音
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声音 (shēngyīn) · sound
声音 (shēngyīn) means “sound; voice”. It is written with 2 characters: 声 (sound, voice) + 音 (sound). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 声音 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)
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
你听到什么声音了吗？Nǐ tīngdào shénme shēngyīn le ma?Did you hear a sound?
她的声音很好听。Tā de shēngyīn hěn hǎotīng.She has a lovely voice.
Questions about 声音
What does 声音 mean?
声音 (shēngyīn) means “sound; voice”.
How do you pronounce 声音?
声音 is pronounced shēngyīn.
Which HSK level is 声音?
声音 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 大声dàshēngloudly
- 小声xiǎoshēngin a low voice
- 歌声gēshēngsinging
- 声明shēngmíngstatement
- 声调shēngdiàotone (of a syllable)
- 声势shēngshìmomentum
- 声誉shēngyùreputation
- 相声xiàngshengcrosstalk
- 鸦雀无声yāquèwúshēngtotal silence
- 声shēngsound, voice
Learn 声音 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 12: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.