元音

yuányīn
noun #21,775

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 vowel (linguistics)

Examples

HSK 5
英语有五个基本元音字母:a、e、i、o、u。
Yīngyǔ yǒu wǔ gè jīběn yuányīn zìmǔ: a, e, i, o, u.
English has five basic vowel letters: a, e, i, o, u.
HSK 5
Xué hǎo yī mén yǔyán shǒuxiān yào zhǎngwò yuányīn de fāyīn.
To learn a language well, you must first master the pronunciation of vowels.

Tips

memory
元 means 'primary/original' and 音 means 'sound.' So 元音 = 'primary sounds', the foundational sounds that form syllable nuclei. The opposite is 辅音 (consonant), literally 'auxiliary sounds.'

Stroke Order

元 yuán
音 yīn