麦克风
Old HSK 5
麦克风 (màikèfēng) · microphone
麦克风 (màikèfēng) means “microphone”. It is written with 3 characters: 麦 (wheat) + 克 (gram) + 风 (wind). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 麦克风 is built
The characters
麦 mài · wheat
What 麦 is made of
- 龶 — top part
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
克 kè · gram
What 克 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 兄xiōng — elder brother
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: A weapon 十 used to subdue a beast 兄 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
风 fēng · wind
What 风 is made of
- 几jǐ — how many
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Example sentences
请对着麦克风说话。Qǐng duìzhe màikèfēng shuōhuà.Please speak into the microphone.
这个麦克风声音太小了。Zhège màikèfēng shēngyīn tài xiǎo le.This microphone is too quiet.
Questions about 麦克风
What does 麦克风 mean?
麦克风 (màikèfēng) means “microphone”.
How do you pronounce 麦克风?
麦克风 is pronounced màikèfēng.
Which HSK level is 麦克风?
麦克风 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 小麦xiǎomàiwheat
- 千克qiānkèkilogram
- 克服kèfúto overcome
- 巧克力qiǎokèlìchocolate
- 攻克gōngkèto overcome
- 克制kèzhìto restrain
- 克kègram
- 一路顺风yīlù shùnfēnghave a good trip
- 风险fēngxiǎnrisk
- 风格fēnggéstyle
Learn 麦克风 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 63: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.