Meaning |
sound 音
|
Explanation |
|
Used in these characters:
|
|
意
|
 |
JLPT HSK 2 |
|
| idea, meaning, thought, wish, desire, Italy 意大利
yì
|
音
心
|
Top: sound 音 (Stand/Get up 立 into the day 日 with sounds/music [of the clock radio]), bottom: heart 心
The sounds of my heart are my ideas.
|
|
|
|
音
|
 |
JLPT HSK 3 |
|
| sound, noise, note (of musical scale)
yīn
|
音
|
Top: to stand 立, below: sun 日
(When using an alarm clock:) Stand/Get up into the day with: sounds.
|
|
|
|
章
|
 |
JLPT HSK 4 |
|
| medal, badge, decoration, order, chapter, regulation
zhāng
|
音
章
立
早
|
Top: to rise/stand 立, below: early 早 (When the sunrise 旦 at the marking 丶 at the horizon 一, it is early in the morning)
Get up early and you will get a medal.
|
|
|
|
竟
|
 |
JLPT HSK 4 |
|
| actually, unexpectedly, indeed
jìng
|
竟
音
儿
|
Top: sound 音 (Stand/Get up 立 into the day 日 with sounds [of the alarm clock]), bottom: legs 儿
(My knee is cracking!) Sounds in the legs? Actually?
|
|
|
|
暗
|
 |
JLPT HSK 5 |
|
| obscure, gloomy, hidden, dark, secret, muddled
àn
|
日
音
|
Left: sun/day 日, right: sound, music 音 (Stand/Get up 立 into the day 日 with music [of the clock radio?])
(You write in this order: 日 → 立 → 日) When the sun stands 立 between two days 日,日 it is: dark.
|
|
|
|
黯
|
 |
JLPT no HSK |
|
| deep black, dark, sadness
àn
|
黑
音
|
Left: black 黑 (The underside of the cooking pot 里 is stained by fire 灬 black.), right: sound/noise 音 (Stand/Get up 立 into the day 日 with sounds [of the alarm clock])
If the black is standing above the sun, it is a dark sadness.
|
|
|
|
韵
|
 |
JLPT no HSK |
|
| beautiful sound, charm, vowel, rhyme
yùn
|
音
勺
勹
|
Left: sound/noise 音 (Stand/Get up 立 into the day 日 with sounds [of the alarm clock]), right: well-distributed 匀 (a ladle 勹 with sth. in 冫 for both 冫)
A sound that is well-balanced is a beautiful sound.
|
|
|
|
韶
|
 |
JLPT no HSK |
|
| (music), excellent, harmonious
sháo
|
音
召
|
Left: sound 音 (Stand/Get up 立 into the day 日 with sounds [of the alarm clock]), right: to call together 召 (... with the sword 刀 and the mouth 口)
Sounds that make you 'call together' are: excellent (music).
|
|
|
|
臆
|
 |
JLPT no HSK |
|
| feelings, opinion, thoughts, breast, bosom
yì
|
肉
音
心
|
Left: body part 月/肉, right: intention, thought, idea 意 (The sounds 音 of my heart 心 are my thought.)
The body part of my intentions is the breast where my feelings are.
|
|
|
|
谙
|
 |
JLPT no HSK |
|
| to be versed in, to know well
ān
|
讠
音
|
Left: word 讠(=言 sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: sound 音 (Stand/Get up 立 into the day 日 with sounds [of the alarm clock])
If his words are like sounds, he is versed.
|
|
|
Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
|
At the page you get the memory phrases for learning the Chinese Hanzi. If you are learning the Japanese kanji, please follow this link. |
List of the characters |
List of the radicals
Get the app of the Hanzi-Trainer!
The app has many other functions, such as character selection according to difficulty, practice programs, handwriting recognition and success statistics! |
To the Trainer
|
|
 |
| 
|
|
|