Chinese

聲音

shēngyīn
sound; noise; voice (Classifier: 個/个)
  • TOCFL 3
  • 声音

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Lineage

  • characterChinese聲 “sound; noise; voice (Classifier: 把 c)”
    • soundChinese殸 “enemy”
      • ideaChinese声 “stone chime”
      • ideaChinese殳 “shu (an ancient Chinese weapon)”
        • ideaChinese𠘧 “used in 𠘧𠘧; refers to the wings of a bird in flight (according to the Shuowen Jiezi)”
        • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
    • meaningChinese耳 “ear”
  • characterChinese音 “sound; voice; tone”

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