Chinese symbol for “accent”
重音
zhòng yīn
accent (of a word); stress (on a syllable)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for accent is 重音 (zhòng yīn), defined as: accent (of a word); stress (on a syllable).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “accent”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 调 (調) | diào | to transfer; to move (troops or cadres) |
| 口音 | kǒu yin | voice; accent |
| 腔 | qiāng | (bound form) cavity; (bound form) speech; talk |
| 口吻 | kǒu wěn | tone of voice; connotation in intonation |
| 腔调 (腔調) | qiāng diào | a tune; a melody |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 重音.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重要 | zhòng yào | important; significant; major |
| 严重 (嚴重) | yán zhòng | grave; serious; severe; critical |
| 重点 (重點) | chóng diǎn | to recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate |
| 重新 | chóng xīn | again; once more; re- |
| 重大 | zhòng dà | great; important |
| 音乐 (音樂) | yīn yuè | music; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn) |
| 声音 (聲音) | shēng yīn | sound; voice |
| 语音 (語音) | yǔ yīn | speech sounds; pronunciation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “accent”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.