收音机 (shōuyīnjī) · radio
收音机 (shōuyīnjī) means “radio”. It is written with 3 characters: 收 (to receive) + 音 (sound) + 机 (machine). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 收音机 is built
The characters
收 shōu · to receive
What 收 is made of
- 丩jiū — twisted shape
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 丩 gives the sound. (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)
机 jī · machine
What 机 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
Origin hint: A table 几 made of wood 木; 几 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 收音机
What does 收音机 mean?
收音机 (shōuyīnjī) means “radio”.
How do you pronounce 收音机?
收音机 is pronounced shōuyīnjī.
Which HSK level is 收音机?
收音机 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 收到shōudàoto receive
- 收入shōurùincome
- 收费shōufèito charge (a fee)
- 收看shōukànto watch (TV)
- 收听shōutīngto listen to (the radio)
- 收回shōuhuíto take back
- 收获shōuhuòto gain
- 收益shōuyìprofit
- 吸收xīshōuto absorb
- 收拾shōushito tidy up
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 82: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.