Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
现存资料不足以证明这个判断完全正确。Xiàncún zīliào bù zúyǐ zhèngmíng zhège pànduàn wánquán zhèngquè.The existing materials are insufficient to prove that this judgement is completely correct.
这是现存最古老的木头房子。Zhè shì xiàncún zuì gǔlǎo de mùtou fángzi.This is the oldest surviving wooden house.
现存的几份手稿都放在博物馆里。Xiàncún de jǐ fèn shǒugǎo dōu fàng zài bówùguǎn lǐ.The few surviving manuscripts are all kept in the museum.