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八音
bāyīn
1. music
2. (used in advertising instrumental tuition)
3. (archaic) musical instruments made of eight different materials (metal [[金]], stone [[石]], clay [[土]], leather [[革]], silk [[絲|丝]], wood [[木]], gourd [[匏]], bamboo [[竹]])
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Character Breakdown

八
bā
eight; all around, all sides
HSK 1 2 丶
音
yīn
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (1)

八音盒
bāyīnhé
musical box

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
58,525 of 84,292