声 (聲) shēng

1. shēng noun sound
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Barnes, 2007, p. 31; Guoyu '聲' n 1; Unihan '聲')
2. shēng measure word a measure word for sound (times)
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (Guoyu '聲' n 6)
3. shēng foreign sheng
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Foreign Language
   Notes: Used for the sound in mantras and Sanskrit names
4. 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')
5. shēng noun music
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '聲' n 2)
6. shēng noun language
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 语言 (Guoyu '聲' n 3)
7. shēng noun fame; reputation; honor
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 名誉 (Guoyu '聲' n 4)
8. shēng noun a message
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 音信 (Guoyu '聲' n 5)
9. shēng measure word an utterance
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: A unit to count speech utterances (Guoyu '聲' n 6)
10. shēng noun a consonant
    Domain: Linguistics 语言学 , Subdomain: Phonetics
    Notes: In the sense of 声母 (Guoyu '聲' n 7)
11. 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)
12. shēng verb to announce
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '聲' v)

Contained in

• 声调(聲調) rising, falling, etc tones in spoken languages ; a tone [in poetry] ; a musical note ; [musical] harmony
• 哗啦一声(嘩啦一聲) with a crash; with a thunderous noise
• 一声不吭(一聲不吭) to not say a word
• 风声鹤唳(風聲鶴唳) wind sighing and crane calling; to panic at the slightest move; to be jittery
• 噤声令(噤聲令) gag order
• 声押(聲押) to apply to a court for an arrest warrant
• 咔哒声(咔噠聲) clunk
• 销声匿迹(銷聲匿跡) to vanish without a sound and hide
• 声采(聲采) color and sound
• 做声(做聲) to speak; to emit sound
• 声东击西(聲東擊西) to threaten the east and strike to the west; to create a diversion
• 第四声(第四聲) fourth tone in Mandarin; falling tone
• 饮气吞声(飲氣吞聲) drink anger and swallow cries; bitter regret
• 声门(聲門) glottis
• 声言(聲言) to state; to declare; pronouncement; declaration
• 纵声(縱聲) loudly; in a loud voice
• 瓮声瓮气(甕聲甕氣) to speak in a low muffled voice
• 终场锣声(終場鑼聲) the final bell (especially in sports competition)
• 空谷传声(空谷傳聲) sound resonates in an empty valley
• 留声机(留聲機) gramophone; phonograph
• 声线(聲線) tone of voice; timbre
• 厉声(厲聲) stern voice
• 嘘声(噓聲) a hissing sound
• 声响(聲響) a sound; a noise
• 发声器(發聲器) sound device
• 曼声(曼聲) lengthened sounds
• 怪声怪气(怪聲怪氣) strange voice; affected manner of speaking
• 传声(傳聲) microphone; to use a microphone
• 声息(聲息) sound (often with negative, not a sound); whisper
• 默不作声(默不作聲) to not make a sound
• 哼声(哼聲) hum
• 听话听声，锣鼓听音(聽話聽聲，鑼鼓聽音) to understand the unspoken implications
• 掌声(掌聲) applause
• 声带(聲帶) vocal cords; vocal folds ; soundtrack
• 唉声歎气(唉聲歎氣) let out a sad sigh
• 声道(聲道) the vocal tract
• 声情并茂(聲情並茂) (of a singer etc) excellent in voice and expression
• 四声杜鹃(四聲杜鵑) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
• 无声(無聲) noiseless; voiceless; silent
• 风声(風聲) rumor; talk; news; information; sound of the wind; teaching
• 声波定位(聲波定位) sonic location system (especially underwater sonar); acoustic positioning
• 声誉(聲譽) reputation
• 恶声(惡聲) malicious abuse; lewd song; evil reputation
• 押平声韵(押平聲韻) to restrict to even tone (i.e. final rhyming syllable must be classical first or second tone 平聲|平声)
• 轻声细语(輕聲細語) to speak softly; to whisper

Also contained in

第三声 、 吴声歌曲 、 声门塞音 、 声类 、 郑声 、 第一声

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• 《卷十二‧水部》 Scroll 12, Shuǐ Radical Shuo Wen Jie Zi 說文解字 — count: 469
• 《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: 401
• 《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: 243
• 《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

• 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
• 声闻 (聲聞) 聲聞于野 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鴻鴈之什‧鶴鳴 Minor odes of the kingdom - Hong Yan Zhi Shen - He Ming — count: 4
• 钟声 (鐘聲) 聞鍾聲焉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — 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
• 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
• 声不绝 (聲不絕) 聲不絕乎耳 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《祭義》 The Meaning of Sacrifices — count: 3
• 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