形声

Traditional: 形聲
xíng shēng
Dictionary entry
ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

What does 形声 mean?

形声 (xíng shēng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
2also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character

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How to pronounce 形声

形声
xíng shēng
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