Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
一张旧照片唤起了她对乡村童年的复杂记忆。Yì zhāng jiù zhàopiàn huànqǐ le tā duì xiāngcūn tóngnián de fùzá jìyì.An old photograph evoked her complex memories of a rural childhood.
这首歌唤起了我对大学生活的回忆。Zhè shǒu gē huànqǐ le wǒ duì dàxué shēnghuó de huíyì.This song brought back my memories of university life.
老师讲了一个故事,唤起了大家对读书的兴趣。Lǎoshī jiǎng le yí ge gùshi, huànqǐ le dàjiā duì dúshū de xìngqù.The teacher told a story and aroused everyone's interest in reading.