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
bel canto
clamor
speaking in a tearful voice
echo others; agree blindly; be a yes-man
lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)
first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
first and second tones in modern Mandarin
absolutely quiet
onomatopoeia
the initial consonant (of a Chinese syllable); consonant
voice; tone; information
onomatopoeia
type-B ultrasound
to keep totally silent; noiselessly
(of singers etc) one answering the other
tones of the musical scale
heptatonic scale
keep silent; not say a word
The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show
medial (i.e. middle vowel of a syllable in Asian phonetics)
Cantonese tone system: nine tones, six types
second tone
pentatonic scale
oblique tone; nonlevel tone
in a whisper; in a low voice (idiom)