Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
教材改版后,原来分散在附录里的语法点被重新编入正文。Jiàocái gǎibǎn hòu, yuánlái fēnsàn zài fùlù lǐ de yǔfǎ diǎn bèi chóngxīn biānrù zhèngwén.After the textbook was revised, the grammar points that had been scattered in the appendices were re-edited into the main text.
这个网站明天改版,页面会变得更简洁。Zhège wǎngzhàn míngtiān gǎibǎn, yèmiàn huì biàn de gèng jiǎnjié.This website is being redesigned tomorrow and the pages will become simpler.
报纸改版以后,大家发现字号变大了,读起来更舒服。Bàozhǐ gǎibǎn yǐhòu, dàjiā fāxiàn zìhào biàn dà le, dú qǐlái gèng shūfu.After the newspaper was redesigned, everyone noticed the font was bigger and it was more comfortable to read.