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

• 谐声(諧聲) homophony
• 免责声明(免責聲明) disclaimer
• 声腔(聲腔) voice box
• 声称(聲稱) to claim; to state; to proclaim; to assert
• 对口相声(對口相聲) comic crosstalk
• 超声波检查(超聲波檢查) echography; ultrasound scan
• 声囊(聲囊) vocal sac; vocal pouch (for vocal amplification in male frogs)
• 蜚声世界(蜚聲世界) famous throughout the world
• 超声扫描(超聲掃描) ultrasonic scan
• 怯声怯气(怯聲怯氣) to speak in a frightened voice that lacks courage
• 声息(聲息) sound (often with negative, not a sound); whisper
• 声响(聲響) a sound; a noise
• 喊声(喊聲) a shout; an exclamation
• 留声机(留聲機) gramophone; phonograph
• 一递一声(一遞一聲) (of singers etc) one answering the other
• 名声(名聲) reputation
• 林声(林聲) noises of the forest
• 不做声(不做聲) keep silent; not say a word
• 雷声(雷聲) thunder
• 发声器官(發聲器官) vocal organs; vocal cords
• 闷声不响(悶聲不響) to keep silent
• 终场锣声(終場鑼聲) the final bell (especially in sports competition)
• 德国之声(德國之聲) Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster
• 声音(聲音) voice; sound
• 听到脚步声(聽到腳步聲) hear the sound of footsteps
• 嘶嘶声(嘶嘶聲) a hiss
• 鼾声如雷(鼾聲如雷) thunderous snoring
• 接声筒(接聲筒) ear trumpet
• 叮当声(叮噹聲) tinkle
• 倒彩声(倒彩聲) jeering; booing; catcalls
• 哨子声(哨子聲) whistling sound
• 相声(相聲) comic dialog; sketch; cross talk
• 声价(聲價) reputation
• 轻声(輕聲) light stress ; neutral tone; light stress
• 回声(回聲) echo
• 听话听声，锣鼓听音(聽話聽聲，鑼鼓聽音) to understand the unspoken implications
• 悄无声息(悄無聲息) quietly; noiselessly
• 声符(聲符) phonetic component of a Chinese character
• 发声法(發聲法) intonation
• 哭声(哭聲) sound of weeping
• 声频(聲頻) audio frequency
• 声名大震(聲名大震) to create a sensation

Also contained in

声母 、 四声 、 声韵学 、 声卡 、 声调语言 、 声纽 、 声前一句千圣不传 、 平声 、 声门塞音

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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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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