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注音

zhù yīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters using Pinyin or Bopomofo etc / phonetic notation / (specifically) Bopomofo (abbr. for 注音符號|注音符号[zhù yīn fú hào])
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-53e783afa29a1681. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

注音 注音 [zhu4 yin1] /to indicate the pronunciation of Chinese characters using Pinyin or Bopomofo etc/phonetic notation/(specifically) Bopomofo (abbr. for 注音符號|注音符号[zhu4 yin1 fu2 hao4])/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

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  • 注
    zhù

    (bound form) to pour into / to flow into / to inject / (bound form) to focus (one's spirit, gaze etc) on a single point / to concentrate / (bound form) stake (in gambling) / classifier for stakes, sums of money, transactions or beams of light / to annotate / to provide explanatory notes on a written text / an annotation / an explanatory note / (bound form) to put on record / to register

  • 音
    yīn

    sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.