Chinese

音樂

yīnyuè
music (series of sounds organized in time) (Classifier: 首; 段; 曲)
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  • characterChinese音 “sound; voice; tone”
  • characterChinese樂 “music; tune; melody; song”
    • ideaChinese絲 “silk (fibre, cloth, fabrics, etc.)”
      • ideaChinese糸 “thin silk”
    • ideaChinese木 “tree; woody plant”

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