Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
这只豹被重新放归后,研究人员仍通过项圈追踪它的活动范围。Zhè zhī bào bèi chóngxīn fàngguī hòu, yánjiū rényuán réng tōngguò xiàngquān zhuīzōng tā de huódòng fànwéi.After this leopard was released back into the wild, researchers still tracked its range through a collar.
豹跑得很快,能在几秒钟内追上猎物。Bào pǎo de hěn kuài, néng zài jǐ miǎo zhōng nèi zhuīshàng lièwù.Leopards run very fast and can catch their prey within a few seconds.
动物园里的豹每天都在树枝上睡觉。Dòngwùyuán lǐ de bào měi tiān dōu zài shùzhī shang shuìjiào.The leopard at the zoo sleeps on a tree branch every day.