Chinese Notes

声 (聲) shēng

shēng noun sound
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Barnes, 2007, p. 31; Guoyu '聲' n 1; Unihan '聲')
shēng measure word a measure word for sound (times)
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (Guoyu '聲' n 6)
shēng foreign sheng
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Foreign Language
Notes: Used for the sound in mantras and Sanskrit names
shēng noun voice
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: For example, 她低声的说 'She said in a low voice.' (Lao She 2003, p. 176; Barnes, 2007, p. 31; Unihan '聲')
shēng noun music
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '聲' n 2)
shēng noun language
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 语言 (Guoyu '聲' n 3)
shēng noun fame / reputation / honor
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 名誉 (Guoyu '聲' n 4)
shēng noun a message
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 音信 (Guoyu '聲' n 5)
shēng measure word an utterance
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Language
Notes: A unit to count speech utterances (Guoyu '聲' n 6)
shēng noun a consonant
Domain: Linguistics 语言学 , Subdomain: Phonetics
Notes: In the sense of 声母 (Guoyu '聲' n 7)
shēng noun a tone
Domain: Linguistics 语言学 , Subdomain: Phonetics
Notes: In the sense of 声调, the four tones in Putonghua (Guoyu '聲' n 8)
shēng verb to announce
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Language
Notes: (Guoyu '聲' v)

Contained in

啼声(啼聲) ululation / to howl
鼾声(鼾聲) sound of snoring
终场锣声(終場鑼聲) the final bell (especially in sports competition)
声称(聲稱) to claim / to state / to proclaim / to assert
中国好声音(中國好聲音) The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show
一声不吭(一聲不吭) to not say a word
声调(聲調) rising, falling, etc tones in spoken languages ; a tone [in poetry] ; a musical note ; [musical] harmony
象声词(象聲詞) onomatopoeia
回声(回聲) echo
嘶哑声(嘶啞聲) hoarse
同声传译(同聲傳譯) simultaneous interpretation
风声紧(風聲緊) (fig.) the situation is tense
电磁噪声(電磁噪聲) electromagnetic noise
吠影吠声(吠影吠聲) to parrot other people's words
声名狼藉(聲名狼藉) to have a bad reputation
歌声(歌聲) a singing voice
蜚声海外(蜚聲海外) famous at home and abroad
失声(失聲) to lose one's voice / (to cry out) involuntarily
声名大噪(聲名大噪) to rise to fame
真声最高音(真聲最高音) highest true (non-falsetto) voice
回声定位(回聲定位) echolocation
超声扫描(超聲掃描) ultrasonic scan
吭声(吭聲) to utter a word
五声音阶(五聲音階) pentatonic scale
连声(連聲) to say repeatedly
声气(聲氣) voice / tone
齁声(齁聲) to snore
吱吱声(吱吱聲) squeak
怨声(怨聲) wail / lament / voice of complaint
声线(聲線) tone of voice / timbre
掷地有声(擲地有聲) if thrown on the floor, it will make a sound / (of one's words) powerful and resonating
哨子声(哨子聲) whistling sound
声色(聲色) tone of voice ; the charm of decadent music ; facial features and expression ; news
德国之声(德國之聲) Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster
猫叫声(貓叫聲) mew
声波(聲波) sound wave
倒彩声(倒彩聲) jeering / booing / catcalls
消声器(消聲器) noise reduction equipment
闷声发大财(悶聲發大財) to amass wealth while keeping a low profile
大声疾呼(大聲疾呼) to call loudly and shout quickly / to call to get attention
吵闹声(吵鬧聲) noise
嘶嘶声(嘶嘶聲) a hiss
声训(聲訓) explaining a character or word by using a homophone
拟声(擬聲) onomatopoeia

Also contained in

声闻身、妙声鸟、声闻乘者、上声、秋声赋、声闻界、终声

Word is mentioned most frequently in

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《卷十二‧水部》 Scroll 12, Shuǐ Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 468
《艸部》 Cǎo Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 425
《卷七‧木部》 Scroll 7, Mù Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 402
《手部》 Shǒu Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 266
《心部》 Xīn Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 261
《卷十四‧糸部》 Scroll 14, Mì Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 245
《言部》 Yán Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 242
《卷九‧人部》 Scroll 9, Rén Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 231
《女部》 Nǚ Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 220
《卷十五‧金部》 Scroll 15, Jīn Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 197

Collocations

五声 (五聲) 予欲聞六律五聲八音 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書益稷 Yu Shu - Yi and Ji — count: 13
声伯 (聲伯) 子叔聲伯如晉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 12
声子 (聲子) 繼室以聲子 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 9
声姜 (聲姜) 聲姜以公故 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 5
鸾声 (鸞聲) 鸞聲將將 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鴻鴈之什‧庭燎 Minor odes of the kingdom - Hong Yan Zhi Shen - Ting Liao — count: 4
声三 (聲三) 祝聲三 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曾子問》 The Questions of Zeng-zi — count: 4
声成文 (聲成文) 聲成文謂之音 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 3
叔声 (叔聲) 子叔聲伯如晉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
声不绝 (聲不絕) 聲不絕乎耳 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《祭義》 The Meaning of Sacrifices — count: 3
奸声 (奸聲) 凡奸聲感人 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《樂記》 Record of Music — count: 3