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音节

yīnjié

syllable

A mouth making one sound
Memory picture

Characters in this word

音 yīn

Strokes
9
Radical
音 — sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
Made of
立 to stand 日 sun
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 音

节 jié

Strokes
5
Radical
艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 这个音节难。 Zhège yīnjié nán. This syllable is hard.
  • 一个音节短。 Yí ge yīnjié duǎn. One syllable is short.
  • 音节要读清。 Yīnjié yào dú qīng. Read the syllable clearly.

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