形声
xíng​shēng

phonetic compound

  • created sense approved 形声/形聲 · xíng​shēng · phonetic compound

    形声 / 形聲

    xíng​shēng

    phonetic compound

    One of the Six Methods (liushu) of forming Chinese characters, consisting of a semantic element (ideogram) and a phonetic component.

    汉字中绝大多数都是形声字。

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