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声母

shēng mǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the initial consonant of a Chinese syllable / the phonetic component of a phono-semantic compound character (e.g. the component 青[qīng] in 清[qīng])
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-58e42cd059d6d1c3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

聲母 声母 [sheng1 mu3] /the initial consonant of a Chinese syllable/the phonetic component of a phono-semantic compound character (e.g. the component 青[qing1] in 清[qing1])/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 聲母

  • 声
    shēng

    sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

  • 母
    mǔ

    mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.