形声字
形声字
xíng shēng zì
radical plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
Traditional: 形聲字
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Definitions
- radical plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
- also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
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Related Words
形声(xíng shēng)— ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
→六书(liù shū)— Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 說文|说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 會意|会意 (combined ideogram), 形聲|形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 轉注|转注 (transfer)
→假借(jiǎ jiè)— to make use of
→假借字(jiǎ jiè zì)— loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
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HSK & Exam Info
This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.