乐音 (yuè yīn) — musical sound; tone (as opposed to noise)

Definition

A technical/acoustics term for 'musical sound' — sound with regular, periodic vibrations. Contrasted with 噪音 (noise), which is irregular and unpleasant.

noun
musical soundtone (as opposed to noise)

Examples

  • 乐音。
    yuè yīn Yǔ zào yīn de qū bié zài yú zhèn dòng shì fǒu guī lǜ.
    The difference between musical sound and noise lies in whether the vibrations are regular.
  • 乐音。
    Zhè shǒu qǔ zi chōng mǎn le yōu měi de yuè yīn.
    This piece is filled with beautiful musical tones.
  • 乐音。
    Gǔ dài zhōng guó rén rèn wéi yuè yīn kě yǐ táo yě xìng qíng.
    Ancient Chinese believed that musical sounds could cultivate one's character.

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.

乐lèmusic
音yīnsound

“乐” and “音” combine to mean a musical tone, as opposed to noise.

Characters in this word

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.

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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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