韵 - yùn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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13 strokes
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韵 (韻)

yùn

Definition

beautiful sound
appeal
charm
vowel
rhyme
in Chinese phonetics, the medial and final sound of a syllable (i.e. excluding the initial consonant)

Character Decomposition

Related words (40)

韵书

yùn shū

rhyming dictionary; traditional Chinese phonetic dictionary with words ordered first by four tones 四聲|四声 then rhyme 韻|韵 (i.e. medial consonant and final)

韵事

yùn shì

poetic occasion; elegant situation; in literature, the cue for a poem

韵味

yùn wèi

implicit charm in rhyme or sound; hinted appeal; interest

韵头

yùn tóu

leading vowel of diphthong

韵尾

yùn wěi

the rhyming part of a syllable; in a Chinese syllable, the medial vowel plus final consonant (if any)

韵律

yùn lǜ

cadence; rhythm; rhyme scheme; meter (in verse)

verse

medial and final of a Chinese syllable (excluding initial consonant and tone); the rhyming part of a Chinese syllable; rhyme; vowel; character used in traditional phonetics to indicate value of rhyme; final sound; phoneme

韵白

yùn bái

form of rhymed baihua 白话 in Beijing opera

韵目

yùn mù

rhyme entry; subdivision of a rhyming dictionary (containing all words with the given rhyme)

韵脚

yùn jiǎo

rhyming word ending a line of verse; rhyme

韵腹

yùn fù

main vowel in diphthong