隔音符号

Traditional form:

隔音符號

Pinyin (reading):

géyīnfúhào

Definitions:

• apostrophe, as used in pinyin orthography (i.e. to mark a boundary between two syllables, as in "dàng'àn" 檔案／档案 (dàng'àn))

Characters:

• 隔 - to separate, to partition, to divide
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
• 符 - amulet, charm; mark, tag; to correspond to
• 号 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar

Traditional characters:

• 隔 - to separate, to partition, to divide
• 音 - sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
• 符 - amulet, charm; mark, tag; to correspond to
• 號 - mark, sign; symbol; number; to call, to cry, to roar