声 (聲) shēng
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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
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
Notes: (Guoyu '聲' v)
Contained in
- 吵闹声(吵鬧聲) noise
- 轻声细语(輕聲細語) to speak softly; to whisper
- 声势(聲勢) momentum
- 声训(聲訓) explaining a character or word by using a homophone
- 闷声不响(悶聲不響) to keep silent
- 状声词(狀聲詞) onomatopoeia
- 吼声(吼聲) roar
- 拟声(擬聲) onomatopoeia
- 建立名声(建立名聲) to build a reputation
- 一声不响(一聲不響) to keep totally silent
- 语声(語聲) spoken language ; sound of speaking
- 声东击西(聲東擊西) to threaten the east and strike to the west; to create a diversion
- 嗐声跺脚(嗐聲跺腳) to sigh and stamp one's feet
- 声明书(聲明書) statement
- 阒寂无声(闃寂無聲) totally silent
- 美声唱法(美聲唱法) bel canto
- 出声(出聲) to let out a noise; to utter
- 悄无声息(悄無聲息) quietly; noiselessly
- 终场锣声(終場鑼聲) the final bell (especially in sports competition)
- 掌声雷动(掌聲雷動) thunderous applause
- 发声器官(發聲器官) vocal organs; vocal cords
- 声请(聲請) to make a formal request; formal request; to make a claim (law)
- 中声(中聲) medial
- 声带(聲帶) vocal cords; vocal folds ; soundtrack
- 吱声(吱聲) to utter a word; to make a sound; to cheep; to squeak; also pr.
- 不露声色(不露聲色) not show one's feeling or intentions
- 低声(低聲) in a low voice; softly
- 八声杜鹃(八聲杜鵑) plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)
- 倪柝声(倪柝聲) Ni Tuosheng or Watchman Nee
- 莺声燕语(鶯聲燕語) experienced and well spoken
- 变徵之声(變徵之聲) modified fifth note of the pentatonic scale
- 有声有色(有聲有色) vivid and dramatic
- 闷声发大财(悶聲發大財) to amass wealth while keeping a low profile
- 声纳(聲納) sonar
- 倒彩声(倒彩聲) jeering; booing; catcalls
- 唉声歎气(唉聲歎氣) let out a sad sigh
- 先声夺人(先聲奪人) to gain the upper hand by a show of strength
- 声音(聲音) voice; sound
- 声鹀(聲鵐) common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
- 电磁噪声(電磁噪聲) electromagnetic noise
- 声色(聲色) tone of voice ; the charm of decadent music ; facial features and expression ; news
- 次声波(次聲波) infrasonic wave
- 鸦雀无声(鴉雀無聲) crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence; not a single voice can be heard
- 声旁(聲旁) phonetic component of Chinese character
- 猫声鸟(貓聲鳥) catbird
- 猫叫声(貓叫聲) mew
- 声嘶力竭(聲嘶力竭) to shout oneself hoarse
- 传声(傳聲) microphone; to use a microphone
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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
- 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
- 声三 (聲三) 祝聲三 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《曾子問》 The Questions of Zeng-zi — 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
- 奸声 (奸聲) 凡奸聲感人 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《樂記》 Record of Music — 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
- 声成文 (聲成文) 聲成文謂之音 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 序 Preface — count: 3