Type Element Usage Chinese Scripts 音(Chinese) Meaning & History Chinese character meaning "sound, tone". Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesnon, on(Japanese) Other Readingsne(Japanese) Given Name DescendantsGuanyin, Kannon(Buddhism) Yin(Chinese) Same Spellingyín, yìn 1, yìn 2, yìn 3, yǐn, yīn 1, yīn 3