Read Edit View history Discussion 声 shēng HSK2 sound Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Remnant of the character 殸 (stone chimes). Depicts a musical stone chime hung up on a rope. Simplified form of 聲. Pinyin Separate values with commas shēng ×sheng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 声 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 聲 ×声 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a rope. Modern form looks like unrelated 士. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 声 Simp strokes 声 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 声 Simp strokes 声 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 声 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 236, 676 ], [ 289, 666 ], [ 480, 689 ], [ 706, 726 ], [ 751, 727 ], [ 783, 719 ] ], [ [ 483, 825 ], [ 502, 810 ], [ 520, 784 ], [ 514, 621 ], [ 498, 595 ] ], [ [ 324, 561 ], [ 382, 554 ], [ 649, 597 ], [ 698, 590 ] ], [ [ 339, 455 ], [ 354, 443 ], [ 520, 466 ], [ 645, 491 ], [ 672, 491 ], [ 694, 482 ], [ 719, 452 ], [ 691, 386 ], [ 661, 365 ] ], [ [ 484, 443 ], [ 506, 411 ], [ 500, 354 ], [ 482, 340 ] ], [ [ 319, 279 ], [ 334, 291 ], [ 354, 295 ], [ 651, 335 ], [ 710, 336 ], [ 734, 327 ] ], [ [ 263, 474 ], [ 299, 440 ], [ 301, 413 ], [ 280, 243 ], [ 257, 161 ], [ 218, 82 ], [ 190, 43 ], [ 129, -14 ], [ 83, -39 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 543 680 Q 585 689 775 705 Q 785 704 795 717 Q 796 729 774 741 Q 735 765 659 743 Q 605 733 553 722 Q 550 722 548 720 L 490 710 Q 451 706 242 686 Q 211 683 234 664 Q 267 636 297 642 Q 385 658 491 673 L 543 680 Z", "M 533 597 Q 537 640 543 680 L 548 720 Q 552 765 564 793 Q 567 803 548 817 Q 515 836 493 840 Q 477 844 470 835 Q 463 828 470 814 Q 485 793 490 710 L 491 673 Q 492 633 492 588 C 492 558 530 567 533 597 Z", "M 492 588 Q 465 585 328 570 Q 303 567 322 551 Q 350 527 377 533 Q 545 563 691 578 Q 700 577 708 588 Q 709 598 690 609 Q 663 630 581 607 Q 557 603 533 597 L 492 588 Z", "M 711 357 Q 735 415 767 432 Q 786 451 771 471 Q 755 486 701 515 Q 682 524 659 517 Q 524 474 329 459 C 299 457 306 421 336 424 Q 349 424 365 428 Q 420 437 477 444 L 515 450 Q 567 460 622 467 Q 656 474 668 459 Q 675 452 673 436 Q 664 394 654 359 C 646 330 699 330 711 357 Z", "M 477 444 Q 477 440 477 327 C 477 297 515 303 520 333 Q 530 397 534 403 Q 544 424 515 450 C 493 470 477 474 477 444 Z", "M 312 274 Q 322 271 338 273 Q 462 298 730 316 Q 740 317 743 326 Q 744 335 712 357 L 711 357 L 654 359 Q 584 346 520 333 L 477 327 Q 392 317 318 308 C 288 304 282 278 312 274 Z", "M 329 459 Q 328 460 325 462 Q 279 490 263 488 Q 242 487 257 462 Q 284 405 250 226 Q 238 171 207 108 Q 183 60 96 -19 Q 78 -32 75 -39 Q 72 -46 84 -47 Q 123 -50 193 15 Q 274 93 310 265 Q 310 269 312 274 L 318 308 Q 324 351 330 398 Q 334 414 336 424 C 342 451 342 451 329 459 Z" ] } 7 strokes 声 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 236, 676 ], [ 289, 666 ], [ 480, 689 ], [ 706, 726 ], [ 751, 727 ], [ 783, 719 ] ], [ [ 483, 825 ], [ 502, 810 ], [ 520, 784 ], [ 514, 621 ], [ 498, 595 ] ], [ [ 324, 561 ], [ 382, 554 ], [ 649, 597 ], [ 698, 590 ] ], [ [ 339, 455 ], [ 354, 443 ], [ 520, 466 ], [ 645, 491 ], [ 672, 491 ], [ 694, 482 ], [ 719, 452 ], [ 691, 386 ], [ 661, 365 ] ], [ [ 484, 443 ], [ 506, 411 ], [ 500, 354 ], [ 482, 340 ] ], [ [ 319, 279 ], [ 334, 291 ], [ 354, 295 ], [ 651, 335 ], [ 710, 336 ], [ 734, 327 ] ], [ [ 263, 474 ], [ 299, 440 ], [ 301, 413 ], [ 280, 243 ], [ 257, 161 ], [ 218, 82 ], [ 190, 43 ], [ 129, -14 ], [ 83, -39 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 543 680 Q 585 689 775 705 Q 785 704 795 717 Q 796 729 774 741 Q 735 765 659 743 Q 605 733 553 722 Q 550 722 548 720 L 490 710 Q 451 706 242 686 Q 211 683 234 664 Q 267 636 297 642 Q 385 658 491 673 L 543 680 Z", "M 533 597 Q 537 640 543 680 L 548 720 Q 552 765 564 793 Q 567 803 548 817 Q 515 836 493 840 Q 477 844 470 835 Q 463 828 470 814 Q 485 793 490 710 L 491 673 Q 492 633 492 588 C 492 558 530 567 533 597 Z", "M 492 588 Q 465 585 328 570 Q 303 567 322 551 Q 350 527 377 533 Q 545 563 691 578 Q 700 577 708 588 Q 709 598 690 609 Q 663 630 581 607 Q 557 603 533 597 L 492 588 Z", "M 711 357 Q 735 415 767 432 Q 786 451 771 471 Q 755 486 701 515 Q 682 524 659 517 Q 524 474 329 459 C 299 457 306 421 336 424 Q 349 424 365 428 Q 420 437 477 444 L 515 450 Q 567 460 622 467 Q 656 474 668 459 Q 675 452 673 436 Q 664 394 654 359 C 646 330 699 330 711 357 Z", "M 477 444 Q 477 440 477 327 C 477 297 515 303 520 333 Q 530 397 534 403 Q 544 424 515 450 C 493 470 477 474 477 444 Z", "M 312 274 Q 322 271 338 273 Q 462 298 730 316 Q 740 317 743 326 Q 744 335 712 357 L 711 357 L 654 359 Q 584 346 520 333 L 477 327 Q 392 317 318 308 C 288 304 282 278 312 274 Z", "M 329 459 Q 328 460 325 462 Q 279 490 263 488 Q 242 487 257 462 Q 284 405 250 226 Q 238 171 207 108 Q 183 60 96 -19 Q 78 -32 75 -39 Q 72 -46 84 -47 Q 123 -50 193 15 Q 274 93 310 265 Q 310 269 312 274 L 318 308 Q 324 351 330 398 Q 334 414 336 424 C 342 451 342 451 329 459 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.