形聲

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See also: 形声

Chinese

to appear; to look; form
to appear; to look; form; shape
 
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds)
sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
 
trad. (形聲) 形 聲
simp. (形声) 形 声

Pronunciation

Noun

形聲

  1. phonosemantic compounding (a way of creating Han characters by combining a component that indicates the meaning with a component that indicates the pronunciation)

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Sino-Xenic (形聲):

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
形 聲
けい
Grade: 2 		せい
Hyōgai
on'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 形聲 – see the following entry.
【形声けいせい】
One of the types of Han characters, containing those characters comprising a part that indicates the meaning, and a part that indicates the pronunciation.
(This term, 形聲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
形聲

Noun

形聲 • (hyeongseong) (hangeul 형성)

  1. hanja form? of 형성 (“phonosemantic compounding (a way of creating Han characters by combining a component that indicates the meaning with a component that indicates the pronunciation)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
形聲

Noun

形聲

  1. chữ Hán form of hình thanh (“phonosemantic compounding (a way of creating Han characters by combining a component that indicates the meaning with a component that indicates the pronunciation)”).
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