尾音 (wěi yīn) — final sound (of a word or syllable); ending note or sound (of a piece of music)

Definition

The tail end of a word, syllable, or piece of music — the sound that lingers or carries the ending. As a 离合词 it commonly splits as …的尾音 to mean 'the final sound of…'.

noun
final sound (of a word or syllable)ending note or sound (of a piece of music)

Examples

  • 尾音？
    Zhè ge zì de wěi yīn shì shén me?
    What is the final sound of this character?
  • 尾音。
    Nà shǒu gē de wěi yīn fēi cháng yōu cháng.
    The ending sound of that song is very prolonged.
  • 尾音。
    Tā shuō huà shí wěi yīn zǒng shì wēi wēi shàng yáng.
    When he speaks, his final sound always rises slightly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

尾wěiend
音yīnsound

尾 (end) and 音 (sound) give the last sound of a word or piece.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 尾 combines 尸 (person) and 毛 (hair; feather).

Open 尾 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

音 adds a short stroke that seals the mouth-like part, showing a covered or muffled sound rather than speech.

Open 音 →

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