谐音 meaning in English
homonym; homophone
Traditional 諧音20 strokes
Meaning of 谐音
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiéyīn
- homonym
- homophone
- harmonic (component of sound)
谐音 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
在中文里面，饺子和“交子”谐音，因而具有丰富的文化涵义。
In Chinese, 'dumpling' and 'first exchange' are homophones, so they have a rich cultural association.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
谐 xié · to joke · 11 strokes
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音 yīn · sound · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 谐音.
| 声音 | shēngyīn | sound; voice |
| 音乐 | yīnyuè | music |
| 音乐会 | yīnyuèhuì | concert |
| 音节 | yīnjié | syllable |
| 读音 | dúyīn | pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character |
| 录音 | lùyīn | to record sound; an audio recording (CL:段[duan4]) |
| 收音机 | shōuyīnjī | radio |
| 语音 | yǔyīn | speech sounds; pronunciation |
| 和谐 | héxié | harmonious; harmony |
| 录音机 | lùyīnjī | (tape) recording machine; tape recorder |
| 音量 | yīnliàng | loudness; volume |
| 音像 | yīnxiàng | audio and video; audiovisual |
Questions about 谐音
What does 谐音 mean?
谐音 (xiéyīn) means "homonym; homophone".
How do you write 谐音?
谐音 is made of 2 characters: 谐 (11 strokes), 音 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
How is 谐音 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 谐音 is written 諧音.