歌声
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
歌声 (gēshēng) · singing
歌声 (gēshēng) means “singing; singing voice”. It is written with 2 characters: 歌 (song) + 声 (sound, voice). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 歌声 is built
The characters
歌 gē · song
What 歌 is made of
- 哥gē — elder brother
- 可kě — may
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 可kě — may
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 可kě — may
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 欠 gives the meaning, 哥 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
她的歌声很好听。Tā de gēshēng hěn hǎotīng.She has a lovely singing voice.
你听到歌声了吗？Nǐ tīngdào gēshēng le ma?Did you hear the singing?
Questions about 歌声
What does 歌声 mean?
歌声 (gēshēng) means “singing; singing voice”.
How do you pronounce 歌声?
歌声 is pronounced gēshēng.
Which HSK level is 歌声?
歌声 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 唱歌chànggēto sing
- 歌迷gēmífan (of a singer)
- 歌手gēshǒusinger
- 歌颂gēsòngto sing the praises of
- 歌gēsong
- 大声dàshēngloudly
- 声音shēngyīnsound
- 小声xiǎoshēngin a low voice
- 声明shēngmíngstatement
- 声调shēngdiàotone (of a syllable)
Learn 歌声 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.