English Explanatory Dictionary

phono-semantic compound

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Chinese character (CJKV character) composed of a component which is related to the meaning the character and another component which is related to the sound of the character.

Word forms

phono-semantic compound phono-semantic compounds

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 形聲字／形声字 (xíngshēngzì).

Synonyms

determination-phonetic character semaphore-phonetic character
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