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jam1
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[1] [n] sound; voice; noise [2] [n] tone; pitch; accent; pronunciation; timbre [3] [n] musical note [4] news; information; tidings (usually used in correspondence) [5] Kangxi radical 180 Stroke count: 9
Level: 2
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語音
jyu5 jam1 = enunciation
聲音
sing1 jam1 = sound; noise; voice
音樂
jam1 ngok6 = music
音樂家
jam1 ngok6 gaa1 = musician
收音機
sau1 jam1 gei1 = radio
鐵觀音
tit3 gun1 jam1 = a well-known variety of Chinese oolong tea (lit., "Iron Goddess of Mercy")
尾音
mei5 jam1 = sentence final particles; ending sound of the last syllable of a word
鄉下音
hoeng1 haa6*2 jam1 = rural village accent粵
拼音
ping3 jam1 = to romanise; to spell out a sound
漢語拼音
hon3 jyu5 ping3 jam1 = Hanyu PinyinSee all 154 compounds |
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Legend 國 : Written Chinese only 粵 : Spoken Cantonese only |
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Decimal representation of this word: 音
Unicode code for this character: U+97F3 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 音
Unicode code for this character: U+97F3 (off-site link)
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