Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
童年时期的口吃经历让他对语言教育格外敏感。Tóngnián shíqī de kǒuchī jīnglì ràng tā duì yǔyán jiàoyù géwài mǐngǎn.His childhood experience of stuttering made him particularly sensitive to language education.
他小时候有点口吃,说话总是慢慢的。Tā xiǎo shíhou yǒudiǎn kǒuchī, shuōhuà zǒngshì mànmàn de.He stuttered a little as a child and always spoke slowly.
一紧张,她就会口吃,说不出完整的句子。Yì jǐnzhāng, tā jiù huì kǒuchī, shuō bù chū wánzhěng de jùzi.When she gets nervous she stutters and cannot say a full sentence.