形声 xíng shēng

phonetic-semantic character type

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
  2. 2. ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六书liù shū of forming Chinese characters)

Characters

Character Meaning
形 xíng HSK 5
shape; form; to appear
声 shēng HSK 3
sound; voice; noise