Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
他脸上的疤并不吓人,反而像一段无法抹去的经历。Tā liǎn shàng de bā bìng bù xiàrén, fǎn'ér xiàng yí duàn wúfǎ mǒqù de jīnglì.The scar on his face is not frightening; instead, it seems like an experience that cannot be erased.
他膝盖上有一块小时候摔出来的疤。Tā xīgài shang yǒu yí kuài xiǎoshíhou shuāi chūlái de bā.He has a scar on his knee from a fall in childhood.
伤口好了以后,手臂上留下了一道浅浅的疤。Shāngkǒu hǎo le yǐhòu, shǒubì shang liú xià le yí dào qiǎnqiǎn de bā.After the wound healed, a faint scar was left on the arm.