音乐
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
音乐 (yīnyuè) · music
音乐 (yīnyuè) means “music”. It is written with 2 characters: 音 (sound) + 乐 (happy). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 音乐 is built
The characters
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)
乐 lè · happy
What 乐 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Simplified form of 樂, a musical instrument with wood 木, strings 幺, and a pick 白 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我喜欢听音乐。Wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè.I like listening to music.
这是什么音乐？Zhè shì shénme yīnyuè?What music is this?
Questions about 音乐
What does 音乐 mean?
音乐 (yīnyuè) means “music”.
How do you pronounce 音乐?
音乐 is pronounced yīnyuè.
Which HSK level is 音乐?
音乐 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 读音dúyīnpronunciation
- 声音shēngyīnsound
- 音节yīnjiésyllable
- 音乐会yīnyuèhuìconcert
- 录音lùyīnto record (sound)
- 收音机shōuyīnjīradio
- 语音yǔyīnpronunciation
- 拼音pīnyīnpinyin
- 口音kǒuyīnaccent
- 音响yīnxiǎngaudio system
Learn 音乐 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.