Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
会议全程录像,方便缺席的人会后查看。Huìyì quánchéng lùxiàng, fāngbiàn quēxí de rén huì hòu chákàn.The meeting was recorded throughout so that absent people could view it afterwards.
孩子第一次走路的时候,爸爸用手机录像留念。Háizi dì yī cì zǒulù de shíhou, bàba yòng shǒujī lùxiàng liúniàn.When the child walked for the first time, Dad recorded it on his phone as a keepsake.
警察调取了路口的录像,很快找到了丢失的自行车。Jǐngchá diàoqǔ le lùkǒu de lùxiàng, hěn kuài zhǎodào le diūshī de zìxíngchē.The police pulled the footage from the intersection and soon found the lost bicycle.