聲
See also: 声 and 蟹
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Translingual
Japanese | 声 |
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Simplified | 声 |
Traditional | 聲 |
Han character
聲 (Kangxi radical 128, 耳+11, 17 strokes, cangjie input 土水尸十 (GESJ), four-corner 47401, composition ⿱殸耳)
Derived characters
- 𡄔, 𫓠 (𨧅)
Related characters
- 声 (Japanese shinjitai and Simplified Chinese)
References
- KangXi: page 969, character 18
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29166
- Dae Jaweon: page 1420, character 7
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2794, character 4
- Unihan data for U+8072
Chinese
trad. | 聲 | |
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simp. | 声* | |
alternative forms | 𠴢 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 聲 | ||
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Shang | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
Oracle bone script | Qin slip script | Small seal script |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (殸) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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殸 | *kʰreːŋ, *kʰeːŋs |
聲 | *qʰjeŋ |
謦 | *kʰeːŋʔ, *kʰeːŋs |
磬 | *kʰeːŋs |
罄 | *kʰeːŋs |
馨 | *qʰeːŋ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *qʰjeŋ) : phonetic 殸 (OC *kʰreːŋ, *kʰeːŋs) + semantic 耳 (“ear”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
聲
- sound; noise; voice (Classifier: 把 c)
- 我聽到尖叫聲。/我听到尖叫声。 ― Wǒ tīng dào jiānjiào shēng. ― I heard someone scream.
- 鈴聲將我喚醒。/铃声将我唤醒。 ― Língshēng jiāng wǒ huànxǐng. ― I was roused by the sound of a bell.
- 我聽列車聲逐漸遠去。 [MSC, trad.]
- Wǒ tīng lièchē shēng zhújiàn yuǎn qù. [Pinyin]
- I heard the sound of the train dying away.
我听列车声逐渐远去。 [MSC, simp.]- 槍炮聲使群眾驚慌失措。 [MSC, trad.]
- Qiāngpào shēng shǐ qúnzhòng jīnghuāngshīcuò. [Pinyin]
- The crowd panicked at the sound of the guns.
枪炮声使群众惊慌失措。 [MSC, simp.]- 電話冇聲/电话冇声 [Cantonese] ― din6 waa6 mou5 seng1 [Jyutping] ― no sound on the phone
- 我聞其聲、不見其身。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Wǒ wén qí shēng, bù jiàn qí shēn. [Pinyin]
- I heard his voice, but did not see his person.
我闻其声、不见其身。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- reputation
- 聲望/声望 ― shēngwàng ― popularity
- 名聲/名声 ― míngshēng ― reputation
- 聲譽/声誉 ― shēngyù ― reputation
- news; messages
- tone
- 四聲/四声 ― sìshēng ― the four tones of Classical and Modern Chinese
- † to declare; to state
- 聲明/声明 ― shēngmíng ― declaration, statement
- 聲稱/声称 ― shēngchēng ― to claim, to declare
- 聲討/声讨 ― shēngtǎo ― to denounce
- Classifier for sounds.
- 一聲槍響/一声枪响 ― yī shēng qiāngxiǎng ― the sound of a gunshot
- 說聲「我愛你」/说声“我爱你” ― shuō shēng “wǒ ài nǐ” ― say "I love you"
- 講聲「多謝」都冇 [Cantonese, trad.]
- gong2 seng1 “do1 ze6” dou1 mou5 [Jyutping]
- without saying even "thank you"
讲声“多谢”都冇 [Cantonese, simp.]
- (Cantonese) Suffix used to form adjectives with onomatopoeia.
- 啦啦聲/啦啦声 [Cantonese] ― laa4 laa4-2 seng1 [Jyutping] ― quick
- 𠽌𠽌聲/𠽌𠽌声 [Cantonese] ― syut4 syut4-2 seng1 [Jyutping] ― with a sucking sound
- (Cantonese) Suffix used after large numerals to express the magnitude of a number.
- 億億聲/亿亿声 [Cantonese] ― jik1 jik1 seng1 [Jyutping] ― in the magnitudes of hundreds of millions
- (Cantonese, chiefly in the negative) to make a sound
- 唔聲唔聲/唔声唔声 [Cantonese] ― m4 seng1 m4 seng1 [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this example)
- 聲都唔聲/声都唔声 [Cantonese] ― seng1 dou1 m4 seng1 [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this example)
- (Chinese phonetics) initial
Usage notes
- (Cantonese suffix used to form onomatopoeia): This suffix is accompanied by a tone change in the reduplicated word, where the second occurrence is changed to the second tone (unless its original tone is the first or second tone), as seen in the examples above.
Synonyms
- (sound): 聲音/声音 (shēngyīn), (literary, or in compounds) 音 (yīn), (literary) 音聲/音声 (yīnshēng), (acoustics) 音響/音响 (yīnxiǎng)
Dialectal synonyms of 聲音 (“voice; sound”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 聲 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 聲音, 聲響, 響聲 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 聲兒, 聲音 |
Taiwan | 聲音 | |
Jinan | 聲音, 聲兒 | |
Xi'an | 聲音, 聲 | |
Xining | 聲氣 | |
Wuhan | 聲氣, 聲音 | |
Chengdu | 聲氣, 聲音 | |
Yangzhou | 聲音, 聲 | |
Hefei | 聲音 | |
Malaysia | 聲音 | |
Singapore | 聲音 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聲音, 聲 |
Hong Kong | 聲, 聲音 | |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 聲 | |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 聲 | |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 聲 | |
Taishan | 聲 | |
Yangjiang | 聲 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 聲 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 聲 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 聲氣 |
Lichuan | 聲 | |
Pingxiang | 聲 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 聲音, 聲 |
Huiyang | 聲 | |
Dongguan (Qingxi) | 聲 | |
Heyuan (Bendihua) | 聲 | |
Wengyuan | 聲音 | |
Liannan | 聲 | |
Jiexi | 聲 | |
Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 聲 | |
Changting | 聲氣 | |
Wuping (Yanqian) | 聲音 | |
Ninghua | 聲音 | |
Ningdu | 聲音 | |
Shangyou (Shexi) | 聲音 | |
Tonggu (Sandu) | 聲音 | |
Ganzhou (Panlong) | 聲音 | |
Dayu | 聲響 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 聲音, 聲 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 聲音, 聲 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 聲音, 聲 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 聲音, 聲 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 聲音, 聲 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 聲音 | |
Hong Kong | 聲音, 聲 | |
Yangxi (Tangkou) | 聲 | |
Yangchun (Sanjia) | 聲音 | |
Xinyi (Sihe) | 聲 | |
Xinyi (Qianpai) | 聲 | |
Gaozhou (Xindong) | 聲 | |
Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 聲 | |
Huazhou (Xin'an) | 聲 | |
Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 聲, 聲音 | |
Lianjiang (Qingping) | 聲 | |
Mengshan (Xihe) | 聲音 | |
Luchuan | 聲音 | |
Senai (Huiyang) | 聲 | |
Huizhou | Jixi | 聲音 |
Jin | Taiyuan | 聲音, 音聲 |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 聲音 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 聲音, 聲 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 聲, 聲說 voice |
Quanzhou | 聲, 聲說 voice | |
Zhangzhou | 聲, 聲說 voice | |
Taipei | 聲 GT, 聲說 GT, voice | |
Kaohsiung | 聲 | |
Yilan | 聲 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 聲 | |
Taichung | 聲 | |
Taichung (Wuqi) | 聲 | |
Tainan | 聲 | |
Taitung | 聲音 | |
Hsinchu | 聲 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 聲 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 聲 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 聲 | |
Chaozhou | 聲 | |
Shantou | 聲 | |
Jieyang | 聲 | |
Haifeng | 聲說 | |
Bangkok (Teochew) | 聲 | |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 聲 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 聲 | |
Leizhou | 聲 | |
Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 聲音 |
Suzhou | 聲音, 響聲 | |
Ningbo | 聲音, 聲響 | |
Wenzhou | 聲音, 聲響 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 聲音 |
Loudi | 聲 | |
Shuangfeng | 聲音, 聲響 | |
Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
Compounds
Derived terms from 聲
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (聲):
- → Japanese: 声 (shō); 声 (sei)
- → Korean: 성(聲) (seong)
- → Vietnamese: thanh (聲)
Others:
- → Thai: เสียง (sǐiang)
- → Vietnamese: tiếng (“voice; language; sound”)
- → Zhuang: sing
References
- “聲”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A03275
Japanese
Shinjitai | 声 |
Kyūjitai | 聲 |
Kanji
聲
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 声)
- voice
Readings
- Go-on: しょう (shō)←しやう (syau, historical)
- Kan-on: せい (sei)
- Kun: こえ (koe, 聲)←こゑ (kowe, historical); こわ (kowa, 聲)
Kanji in this term |
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聲 |
こえ Hyōgaiji |
kun’yomi |
Noun
聲 • (koe) ←こゑ (kowe)? (kyūjitai, shinjitai 声)
- Kyūjitai form of 声: voice
Korean
Hanja
聲 (eumhun 소리 성 (sori seong))
- Hanja form? of 성 (“voice, sound”).
Vietnamese
Han character
聲: Hán Việt readings: thanh[1][2]
聲: Nôm readings: thanh[1], thênh[1], thiêng[3][2], thinh[3][2], xênh[1][2]
- chữ Hán form of thanh (“linguistic tone, sound, voice”).
- Nôm form of thinh (“silent”).
- Nôm form of thiêng (“sacred”).
References
- Nguyễn (2014).
- Nguyễn et al. (2009).
- Hồ (1976).