谐 声

xié shēngdictionary entry

combination of a signific component and a phonetic element to form a phono-semantic character, as in 功[gōng], which has signific 力[lì] and phonetic 工[gōng] (also referred to as 形聲|形声[xíng shēng]) / (of words or characters) homophonous

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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.

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Original source entry:

諧聲 谐声 [xie2 sheng1] /combination of a signific component and a phonetic element to form a phono-semantic character, as in 功[gong1], which has signific 力[li4] and phonetic 工[gong1] (also referred to as 形聲|形声[xing2 sheng1])/(of words or characters) homophonous/

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Other forms in these source records: 諧聲

谐
xié
(bound form) harmonious / (bound form) humorous / (literary) to reach agreement
声
shēng
sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

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