yīn
sound
Originally the same as 言 (speech) but with an extra line added in the mouth (口) to distinguish the two characters.
Components
Evolution
![音 Bronze script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC) 音 Bronze script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%9F%B3_0.png)
Bronze script
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)![音 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD) 音 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%9F%B3_5.png)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)![音 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD) 音 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)](https://data.dong-chinese.com/img/sinica/%E9%9F%B3_9.png)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
yīn
sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; sound; noise; note (of musical scale); tone; news; syllable; reading (phonetic value of a character)
Component uses
Sources
季旭昇《說文新證》p.164-165