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五音
wǔyīn
1. five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la
2. five classes of initial consonants of Chinese phonetics, namely: [[喉音<hóuyīn>]], [[牙音<yáyīn>]], [[舌音<shéyīn>]], [[齒音|齿音<chǐyīn>]], [[唇音<chúnyīn>]]

Character Breakdown

五
wǔ
five; surname
HSK 1 4 丶
音
yīn
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
HSK 3 9 丶

Compound Words (2)

五音度
wǔyīndù
fifth (musical interval)
五音不全
wǔyīnbùquán
tone deaf

Metadata

Category
Chinese