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Meaning of 声

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(Trad.: 聲)
Pinyin: shēng
English Definition: sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
Chinese Definition:
①物体振动时所产生的能引起听觉的波:声音。声带。
②消息,音讯:声息。不通声气。
③说出来让人知道,扬言,宣称:声明。声辩(公开辩白)。声泪俱下。声嘶力竭。
④名誉:名声。
⑤音乐歌舞:声伎(女乐,古代的歌姬舞女)。声色。
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Total strokes: 7; Radical:
Ideographic: Simplified form of 聲; see that character for the etymology
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ shì ] scholar, gentleman; soldier
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Example Words
声音 shēng yīn voice; sound; Classifiers:
声明 shēng míng to state; to declare; statement; declaration; Classifiers:
歌声 shēng singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet
呼声 shēng a shout; fig. opinion or demand, esp. expressed by a group
笑声 xiào shēng laughter
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Example Sentences
1
The sound of rain outside is loud.
2
His voice is monotonous.
3
Her voice is very pleasant to listen to.
4
The whole audience was thunderous with applause.
5
The dog was barking loudly outside.