諧聲

haai4 sing1

combination of a signific component and a phonetic element to form a phono-semantic character, as in 功[gong1]{gung1}, which has signific 力[li4]{lik6} and phonetic 工[gong1]{gung1} (also referred to as 形聲|形声[xing2 sheng1]{jing4 sing1}) · (of words or characters) homophonous

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. combination of a signific component and a phonetic element to form a phono-semantic character, as in 功[gong1]{gung1}, which has signific 力[li4]{lik6} and phonetic 工[gong1]{gung1} (also referred to as 形聲|形声[xing2 sheng1]{jing4 sing1})
  2. (of words or characters) homophonous

Written Forms

諧聲Traditional · Main Form
谐声Alternate Form

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