shēng

sound; voice; noise

HSK 3 #195

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 195th character
Radical ⼠ (33.4)
Strokes 7
Index # 654
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

声 shēng
  1. 1. sound
  2. 2. voice
  3. 3. noise
  4. 4. tone
  5. 5. reputation
  6. 6. classifier for sounds

Stroke order

声 stroke order diagram
声 stroke order animation

Words containing 声

Word Meaning
famous at home and abroad
chirp
sound-based compound word; type of loanword
one's words reflect one's thinking (idiom)
spoken language; sound of speaking
modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale
voice change (at puberty)
mew
catbird
Lai Shengchuan (1954-), US-Taiwanese dramatist and director
ultrasonic scan
echography; ultrasound scan
ultrasonic; beyond human hearing
to speak softly; to whisper (idiom)
wild border sounds of wind and horses
applause
sound of gong
high and level tone, the first tone of putonghua
evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua
rumble (sound of thunder or gunfire)
absence of initial consonant
loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); a lot of talk, but no action
electromagnetic noise
(telephone) ring; ringing
The Sound of Music, musical and film