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音乐声 (yīn yuè shēng) — sound of music; music (as heard)

Definition

Refers to the audible sound of music itself — the notes you hear — rather than music as art, songs, or a field of study. Compare 音乐 (the art/form/song) and 声 (a general word for sound or voice).

noun
sound of musicmusic (as heard)

Examples

  • 音乐声。
    Wǒ tīng dào le yīn yuè shēng.
    I heard the sound of music.
  • 音乐声。
    Wū zi lǐ de yīn yuè shēng hěn dà.
    The music sound in the room is loud.
  • 音乐声。
    Zhè ge yīn yuè shēng ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ le tóng nián.
    This music sound reminds me of childhood.

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.

音乐music
音yīnsound乐lèmusic
联合Coordinate
声shēngsound

音乐 means music and 声 means sound, giving the sound of music.

Characters in this word

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 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

Open 乐 →

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 聲; 声 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
殸
殸qìng聲shēng
Same sound today

The traditional form 聲 pairs 耳 (ear) with 殸 as a sound part; the simplified 声 is a shorthand and does not show those original parts.

Open 声 →
Appears in
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