In our last lesson, we have learnt 億 that its right part is 意. Look carefully at 意, you will realize that it is also composed by upper part - "音" and lower part "心".
Today we will see what is the meaning of "音". As usual, let us see it evolution history first: ( image get from http://www.vividict.com )
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| Learn one Chinese Character a day - 音 |
Oracle Script 
of “音” is actually created from Oracle Script of “言” - 
, which we learnt a few lessons ago, by adding a few dots
. It is kind of hard to know what exactly our Chinese ancestor meant for the Oracle Scripts.
of “音” is actually created from Oracle Script of “言” - , which we learnt a few lessons ago, by adding a few dots. It is kind of hard to know what exactly our Chinese ancestor meant for the Oracle Scripts.
However it is kind of clear from Bronze Scripts. 音 - 
is to add an indicator 
inside the mouth "口" of 言 - 
. It refers to different tones our mouth makes while talking. So 音 - can mean "Sound", "Tones" or even "Noise".
is to add an indicator inside the mouth "口" of 言 - . It refers to different tones our mouth makes while talking. So 音 - can mean "Sound", "Tones" or even "Noise".
Seal Script 
is a continuation of its Bronze Script. While it came to age of Clerical Script 
, 
of Seal Script is simplified to 
. is very close to what we are writing now - "音"
is a continuation of its Bronze Script. While it came to age of Clerical Script , of Seal Script is simplified to . is very close to what we are writing now - "音"
Let us now enjoy a Chinese Calligraphy with "音" -
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| 少小离家老大回,乡音未改鬓毛衰 |
And as you now know the meaning of "音", what can be the meaning of "意" then?
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