character reading; phonetic pronunciation
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
the pronunciation or reading of a Chinese character
technicalA linguistic term referring to how a character is read aloud based on its phonetic value, as opposed to its semantic meaning or written form. Often contrasted with 训读 in historical phonology.
Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
xiān先
què确
dìng定
zhè这
gè个
gǔ古
zì字
de的
yīn音
dú读
。
We need to first determine the pronunciation of this ancient character.
Zài在
Rì日
yǔ语
Hàn汉
zì字
zhōng中
，
yīn音
dú读
hé和
xùn训
dú读
shì是
liǎng两
zhǒng种
bù不
tóng同
de的
dú读
fǎ法
。
In Japanese kanji, on'yomi and kun'yomi are two different types of readings.
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Qǐng请
biāo标
zhù注
chū出
zhè这
duàn段
wén文
zì字
zhōng中
měi每
gè个
zì字
de的
yīn音
dú读
。
Please mark the pronunciation for each character in this text.
Gǔ古
dài代
Hàn汉
yǔ语
de的
yīn音
dú读
xì系
tǒng统
yǔ与
xiàn现
dài代
Pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
yǒu有
hěn很
dà大
chā差
yì异
。
The phonetic reading system of Old Chinese differs greatly from modern Mandarin.