形声

けいせい

Meanings

1. Noun phono-semantic character; semasio-phonetic character (i.e.: character consisting of a phonetic and a semantic element) (one of the six classes of Chinese characters) See also: 六書 (りくしょ).

Kanji

• 形 shape. Read as ケイ.
• 声 voice. Read as セイ.

Words containing 形声

• 形声文字 (けいせいもじ) semasio-phonetic character (combining semantic and phonetic components)

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