衍声复词 yǎn shēng fù cí

sound-based compound word; type of loanword

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. compound word such as 玫瑰méi guī, 咖啡kā fēi, whose meaning is unrelated to the component hanzi, which often cannot be used singly

Characters

Character Meaning
衍 yǎn HSK 6
to develop; to spread out; superfluous
声 shēng HSK 3
sound; voice; noise
复 fù HSK 3
again; to repeat; to reply
词 cí HSK 3
word; lyrics; statement