Chinese symbol for “pronunciation”
读音
dú yīn
Traditional: 讀音
pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pronunciation is 读音 (dú yīn), defined as: pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pronunciation”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 读法 (讀法) | dú fǎ | pronunciation; reading (of a Chinese character) |
| 语音 (語音) | yǔ yīn | speech sounds; pronunciation |
| 发音 (發音) | fā yīn | to pronounce; pronunciation |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 读音.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阅读 (閱讀) | yuè dú | to read |
| 读者 (讀者) | dú zhě | reader |
| 读书 (讀書) | dú shū | to read a book; to study |
| 解读 (解讀) | jiě dú | to decipher; to decode |
| 就读 (就讀) | jiù dú | to go to school |
| 宣读 (宣讀) | xuān dú | to read out loud to an audience; a prepared speech (e.g. to a party conference) |
| 音乐 (音樂) | yīn yuè | music; 张 (zhāng),曲 (qǔ),段 (duàn) |
| 声音 (聲音) | shēng yīn | sound; voice |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pronunciation”.
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