shēng

sound

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
耳 meaning component

  Meaning component

ěr

  

ear

殸 sound component

  Sound component

qìng

  

stone chimes

Evolution

聲 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
聲 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
聲 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
聲 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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shēng

sound, voice, noise; tone; music; sound; voice; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds

Most common words with 聲
Freq.
Word
Meaning

sound

声音

voice

声明

to state

大声

loud voice

声称

to claim