形聲

See also: 形声

Contents

ChineseEdit

		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

PronunciationEdit

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ sing¹
• Min Nan (POJ): hêng-siaⁿ / hêng-seng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xíngshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngsheng
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁴ sing¹
    • Yale: yìhng sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ xing¹
    • IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-siaⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hîng-siann
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hengsviaf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɕiã³³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-seng
    • Tâi-lô: hîng-sing
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hengsefng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/

NounEdit

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)

HypernymsEdit

• 六書／六书 (liùshū)

Derived termsEdit

• 形聲字／形声字 (xíngshēngzì)

DescendantsEdit

Sino-Xenic (形聲):

• Japanese: 形 (けい)声 (せい) (keisei)
• Korean: 형성 (形聲, hyeongseong)
• Vietnamese: hình thanh (形聲)

See alsoEdit

• Category:Han phono-semantic compounds

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JapaneseEdit

Kanji in this term
形	聲
けい Grade: 2	せい Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

NounEdit

形聲 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 形声, hiragana けいせい, rōmaji keisei)

1. Kyūjitai form of 形声: One of the types of Han characters, containing those characters comprising a part that indicates the meaning, and a part that indicates the pronunciation.

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VietnameseEdit

Hán tự in this word
形	聲

NounEdit

形聲

1. Hán tự form of hình thanh, “One of the types of Han characters, containing those characters comprising a part that indicates the meaning, and a part that indicates the pronunciation.”