Having the same or a very similar pronunciation, often used in puns or poetry.

由于这两个词谐声，人们常在节日里借此表达吉祥的寓意。

The creation of Chinese characters by combining a signific radical for meaning with a phonetic element for sound.

“功”字是一个典型的谐声字，由表示力量的“力”和表示读音的“工”组成。