shēng

sound; voice; noise

Character data

Radical ⽿ (128.11)
Strokes 17
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

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

Words containing 聲

Word Meaning
repeatedly (say something)
wild sounds from the border frontier
applause
ringtone; ring; bell stroke
to vanish without trace (idiom); to lie low
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)
to parrot other people's words (idiom); to chime in with others
absence of initial consonant
thunder
all talk, little action
electromagnetic noise
(telephone) ring; ringing
The Sound of Music, film and musical
noise
lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
trill (of voice); see also zhàn shēng
trembling voice; see also chàn shēng
rumor; sound of the wind; news
(fig.) the situation is tense
lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom)
to harbor a grudge with deep-seated hatred (idiom)
loud; loudly; aloud