录音
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
录音 (lùyīn) · to record (sound)
录音 (lùyīn) means “to record (sound); recording”. It is written with 2 characters: 录 (to record) + 音 (sound). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 录音 is built
The characters
录 lù · to record
What 录 is made of
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 氺shui — structural part
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: A brush used to record stories (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
请大家听录音。Qǐng dàjiā tīng lùyīn.Everyone, please listen to the recording.
我可以给你录音吗？Wǒ kěyǐ gěi nǐ lùyīn ma?May I record you?
Questions about 录音
What does 录音 mean?
录音 (lùyīn) means “to record (sound); recording”.
How do you pronounce 录音?
录音 is pronounced lùyīn.
Which HSK level is 录音?
录音 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 记录jìlùto record
- 纪录jìlùrecord (e.g. in sports)
- 登录dēnglùto log in
- 录取lùqǔto admit (a student)
- 目录mùlùtable of contents
- 备忘录bèiwànglùmemo
- 录lùto record
- 读音dúyīnpronunciation
- 声音shēngyīnsound
- 音节yīnjiésyllable
Learn 录音 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.