定音

定

dìng

音

yi̅n

to call the tune / to make the final decision

Characters and words in 定音

定

dìng = di + (e)ng4

to set / to fix / to determine / to decide / to order

定 = 宀 + 下 + 人 : "to fix": duct tape. Somebody wanted to tease Dorothy Gale and taped a graduation cap to her head. Neanderthal Man tries to help her by levering the cap off with a ladder in the engine's bathroom.

音

yi̅n = y + (e)n1

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

音 = 日 + 立 : Mnemonic symbol: a loudspeaker.

音 = 日 + 立 : Maud Younger and the Sun opened a pop-up store in front of the encampment. They sell vases and advertise them using loudspeakers, playing loud music and dancing to it.