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

• 喊声(喊聲) a shout; an exclamation
• 声讨(聲討) to denounce; to condemn
• 嘘声(噓聲) a hissing sound
• 尖声啼哭(尖聲啼哭) squeal
• 耾耾雷声(耾耾雷聲) it rumbles low with a noise like thunder
• 声渐悄(聲漸悄) the sound fades away
• 放声(放聲) very loudly; at the top of one's voice
• 窃声(竊聲) in a whisper; in stealthy tones
• 声类系统(聲類系統) phonetic system
• 嗡嗡声(嗡嗡聲) hum; drone; buzz
• 咝咝声(噝噝聲) hissing sound
• 和声(和聲) harmony
• 吞声(吞聲) to swallow one's cries
• 嘈杂声(嘈雜聲) noise; din
• 声像(聲像) audio-visual; (ultrasonography etc) acoustic image
• 声响(聲響) a sound; a noise
• 声名(聲名) reputation; declaration
• 倒彩声(倒彩聲) jeering; booing; catcalls
• 吵闹声(吵鬧聲) noise
• 电话铃声(電話鈴聲) (telephone) ring; ringing
• 人声鼎沸(人聲鼎沸) a boiling cauldron of voices; hubbub; brouhaha
• 娇声(嬌聲) a soft voice; a seductive voice
• 虫鸟叫声(蟲鳥叫聲) chirp
• 有声读物(有聲讀物) audiobook; recording of a person reading the text of a book
• 终场锣声(終場鑼聲) the final bell (especially in sports competition)
• 五声音阶(五聲音階) pentatonic scale
• 听到脚步声(聽到腳步聲) hear the sound of footsteps
• 鸦雀无声(鴉雀無聲) crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence; not a single voice can be heard
• 绘声绘色(繪聲繪色) to draw sound and color; vivid and lifelike
• 声说(聲說) to narrate
• 同声翻译(同聲翻譯) simultaneous translation
• 声东击西(聲東擊西) to threaten the east and strike to the west; to create a diversion
• 欢声(歡聲) cheers; cries of joy or approval
• 林声(林聲) noises of the forest
• 声旁错误(聲旁錯誤) phonological error
• 声情并茂(聲情並茂) (of a singer etc) excellent in voice and expression
• 唉声叹气(唉聲嘆氣) sighing voice, wailing breath; to heave deep sighs; to sigh in despair
• 声腔(聲腔) voice box
• 政声(政聲) political reputation
• 德国之声(德國之聲) Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster
• 齐声(齊聲) all speaking together; in chorus
• 颂声载道(頌聲載道) praise fills the roads; praise everywhere; universal approbation
• 声乐(聲樂) vocal music
• 小声(小聲) in a low voice; (speak) in whispers
• 回声定位(回聲定位) echolocation
• 声威(聲威) prestige; renown; influence
• 吠影吠声(吠影吠聲) to parrot other people's words

Also contained in

初声 、 声卡 、 声前一句千圣不传 、 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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