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声

shēng

sound

A person making sound waves
Memory picture

Character

声 shēng

Strokes
7
Radical
士 — scholar, gentleman
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我听见一声。 Wǒ tīng jiàn yì shēng. I heard one sound.
  • 他叫了一声。 Tā jiào le yì shēng. He gave a shout.
  • 雨声很大。 Yǔ shēng hěn dà. The rain is very loud.

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