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shēng

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shēng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shēng | sheng1
English translation
sound
voice
tone
noise
classifier for sounds
sound, noise; voice, tone, music

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About shēng

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

shēng

Contains the radical

Shì

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Simplified form of shēng ; see that character for the etymology

Etymology of shēng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

Shì

Explanation

Remmant of the character qìng (chime stones). Pictograph of a musical stone chime. Simplified form of shēng .

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Example sentences using shēng

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相当 xiāngdāng 克制 kèzhì 自己 zìjǐ ,声张 shēng zhāng de fēn le shǒu .

He was so moderate as to leave her without noise.

ǎi de 汉子 hàn zi yòng 颤抖 chàndǒu de 声音 shēngyīn shuì .

The little man's voice was shaky.

zhǐ xiǎng 大声 dà shēng jiào 一阵 yī zhèn , jiào 自己 zìjǐ 快要 kuài yào biē 透不过气 lái le .

He wanted to shout; he was suffocating.

眼睛 yǎnjing 眯成一条 féng ,嘴巴 zuǐ ba 微微 wēi wēi 咧开,不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán de 轻轻 qīng qīng hēng le 一声 yī shēng .

His eyes narrowed and his mouth widened slightly with the ghost of a superior " Hm! "

教堂 jiào táng de Zhōng qiāo chū 低沉 dī chén de 响声 xiǎng shēng .

The church clocks strike with a muffled sound.

Words with shēng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
shēng sound shēng
声音 shēngyīn voice聲音
声明 shēngmíng to state聲明
大声 dà shēng loud voice大聲
声称 shēng chēng to claim聲稱
掌声 zhǎng shēng applause掌聲
歌声 gē shēng singing voice歌聲
名声 míng shēng reputation名聲
小声 xiǎo shēng in a low voice小聲
铃声 líng shēng ring鈴聲
笑声 xiào shēng laughter笑聲
心声 xīn shēng thoughts心聲
枪声 qiāng shēng crack槍聲
超声 chāo shēng ultrasonic超聲
低声 dī shēng softly低聲
声誉 shēngyù fame聲譽
叫声 jiào shēng barking叫聲
风声 fēng shēng rumor風聲
无声 wú shēng noiseless無聲
呼声 hū shēng a shout呼聲
噪声 zào shēng noise噪聲
相声 xiàngsheng sketch相聲
轻声 qīng shēng quietly輕聲
尾声 wěi shēng coda尾聲
声望 shēng wàng popularity聲望

shēng Decomposition & Compounds

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shēng Decomposition

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shēng Compounds

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  • shēng
    • qìng
      • xīn , qìng , shēng , qìng , qìng , , , , , ,
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