• 540th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 321 words
  • Component in 36 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yīn (yin1)sound • noise • note (of musical scale) • tone • news • syllable • reading (phonetic value of a character)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yīn (yin1)The component is pronounced as 'yīn' (yin1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

声音 (聲音)
语音 (語音)
音乐 (音樂)

Uncommon

五音不全 
低音 
口音 
嗓音 
噪音 
回音 
定音 
影音 
拼音 
播音 
收音机 (收音機)
波音 
发音 (發音)
知音 
福音 
观世音 (觀世音)
观音 (觀音)
谐音 (諧音)
走音 
轻音乐 (輕音樂)
乡音 (鄉音)
配音 
录音 (錄音)
隔音 
电音 (電音)
静音 (靜音)
音效 
音乐家 (音樂家)
音乐厅 (音樂廳)
音乐会 (音樂會)
音乐节 (音樂節)
音符 
音箱 
音色 
音讯 (音訊)
音译 (音譯)
音质 (音質)
音速 
音量 
音响 (音響)
音频 (音頻)
颤音 (顫音)
高音 

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  • 304th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 310 words
  • Component in 11 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (se4)color • CL:種|种[zhong3] • look • appearance • sex
2. shǎi (shai3)color • dice

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (se4)The component is pronounced as '' (se4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shǎi (shai3)The component is pronounced as 'shǎi' (shai3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

彩色 
本色 
白色 
红色 (紅色)
角色 
颜色 (顏色)
黑色 

Uncommon

三色 
以色列 
出色 
咖啡色 
夜色 
天色 
好色 
姿色 
春色 
景色 
月色 
有色 
棕色 
橙色 
气色 (氣色)
深色 
浅色 (淺色)
清一色 
灰色 
特色 
粉红色 (粉紅色)
粉色 
紫色 
绿色 (綠色)
肤色 (膚色)
脸色 (臉色)
色彩 
色情 
色斑 
色泽 (色澤)
色狼 
色素 
色调 (色調)
蓝色 (藍色)
血色 
褪色 
变色 (變色)
金色 
金黄色 (金黃色)
银色 (銀色)
面色 
黄色 (黃色)
黑色素 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.