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Simplfied Chinese
形声字
Traditional Chinese
形聲字
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
xíng shēng zì
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
ying4 sing1 ji6
Short definition also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
Usage frequency Somewhat infrequent
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All available English definitions radical plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)MDBG icon / phonogram, picto-phonetic character(s)Cdict icon / also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic characterMDBG icon /
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Copyleft icon MDBG icon MDBG: 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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Copyleft icon Cdict icon CDict: phonogram, picto-phonetic character(s)'
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