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形聲字
  jing4 seng1 zi6   jyutping
  xing2 sheng1 zi4   pinyin
radical plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書 of forming Chinese characters) / also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character


Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
形聲字 / 形声字

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Characters in this word:

 jing4  -  form; shape; description
 sing1 seng1  -  sound; voice; declare; fame
 zi6  -  word; glyph
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