话筒
Old HSK 6
话筒 (huàtǒng) · microphone
话筒 (huàtǒng) means “microphone; telephone receiver”. It is written with 2 characters: 话 (words) + 筒 (tube). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 话筒 is built
The characters
话 huà · words
What 话 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
Origin hint: A spoken 讠 tongue 舌; 舌 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
筒 tǒng · tube
What 筒 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 同tóng — same
- 凡fán — any
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丶 — dot
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 凡fán — any
Example sentences
请把话筒给下一位。Qǐng bǎ huàtǒng gěi xià yí wèi.Please pass the microphone to the next person.
他拿起话筒开始唱歌。Tā náqǐ huàtǒng kāishǐ chànggē.He picked up the microphone and started singing.
Questions about 话筒
What does 话筒 mean?
话筒 (huàtǒng) means “microphone; telephone receiver”.
How do you pronounce 话筒?
话筒 is pronounced huàtǒng.
Which HSK level is 话筒?
话筒 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 电话diànhuàtelephone
- 说话shuōhuàto speak
- 的话dehuàif (after a clause)
- 对话duìhuàdialogue
- 讲话jiǎnghuàto talk
- 普通话pǔtōnghuàMandarin
- 笑话xiàohuajoke
- 笑话儿xiàohuarjoke
- 话剧huàjùstage play
Learn 话筒 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 80: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.