读音
HSK 2 (2021)
读音 (dúyīn) · pronunciation
读音 (dúyīn) means “pronunciation”. It is written with 2 characters: 读 (to read) + 音 (sound). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 读音 is built
The characters
读 dú · to read
What 读 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 卖mài — to sell
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 买mǎi — to buy
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 头tóu — head
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: To show off 卖 one's literacy 讠 (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
这个字的读音是什么？Zhège zì de dúyīn shì shénme?What's the pronunciation of this character?
他的读音很准。Tā de dúyīn hěn zhǔn.His pronunciation is very accurate.
Questions about 读音
What does 读音 mean?
读音 (dúyīn) means “pronunciation”.
How do you pronounce 读音?
读音 is pronounced dúyīn.
Which HSK level is 读音?
读音 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 读书dúshūto study
- 读者dúzhěreader
- 阅读yuèdúto read
- 朗读lǎngdúto read aloud
- 读dúto read
- 声音shēngyīnsound
- 音节yīnjiésyllable
- 音乐yīnyuèmusic
- 音乐会yīnyuèhuìconcert
- 录音lùyīnto record (sound)
Learn 读音 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 60: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.