静音 (jìng yīn) — mute (function on a device); silent mode; silen…

Definition

Noun meaning 'silent mode' or 'muting' on a device (phone, TV, mic). Pairs with verbs like 开/关 or 调到; differs from 安静 (a quiet state/environment).

noun

mute (function on a device)silent modesilence

静音。
Qǐng bǎ shǒu jī diào dào jìng yīn.
Please set your phone to silent mode.
静音。
Huì yì qī jiān qǐng bǎo chí jìng yīn.
Please keep silent during the meeting.
静音。
Zhè ge àn niǔ shì jìng yīn kāi guān.
This button is the mute switch.

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.

静, quiet, and 音, sound, combine to mean silence or mute.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 靜; 静 is its simplified writing.

青爭靜

The traditional form 靜, not the simplified 静, uses 青 and 爭 for sound; an old source also treats 青 (blue) as a meaning part.

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.

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