拼音
Old HSK 5
拼音 (pīnyīn) · pinyin
拼音 (pīnyīn) means “pinyin; phonetic spelling”. It is written with 2 characters: 拼 (to link) + 音 (sound). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 拼音 is built
The characters
拼 pīn · to link
What 拼 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 并bìng — to combine
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 开kāi — to open
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 丷ha — kwukyel
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
我先学拼音，再学汉字。Wǒ xiān xué pīnyīn, zài xué Hànzì.I'll learn pinyin first, then characters.
这本书每个字上面都有拼音。Zhè běn shū měi gè zì shàngmiàn dōu yǒu pīnyīn.Every character in this book has pinyin above it.
Questions about 拼音
What does 拼音 mean?
拼音 (pīnyīn) means “pinyin; phonetic spelling”.
How do you pronounce 拼音?
拼音 is pronounced pīnyīn.
Which HSK level is 拼音?
拼音 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 拼搏pīnbóto struggle hard
- 拼命pīnmìngdesperately
- 读音dúyīnpronunciation
- 声音shēngyīnsound
- 音节yīnjiésyllable
- 音乐yīnyuèmusic
- 音乐会yīnyuèhuìconcert
- 录音lùyīnto record (sound)
- 收音机shōuyīnjīradio
- 语音yǔyīnpronunciation
Learn 拼音 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.