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声调

tone

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

sheng1diao4 • shēngdiào

Meaning

Primary

tone

Alternatives

tones

Mnemonic

The 声调 tone of a word refers to the 调 tune we have when we 声 voice it.

Usage

汉语 的 声调

the tones of Chinese

普通话 有 四 个 声调。

Mandarin has four tones.

这 个 字 是 什么 声调？

What is the tone of this character?

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