Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
请把有争议的段落先用红线框出来,会议上我们逐条讨论。Qǐng bǎ yǒu zhēngyì de duànluò xiān yòng hóngxiàn kuàng chūlái, huìyì shàng wǒmen zhú tiáo tǎolùn.Please mark out the disputed passages with a red line first, and we will discuss them one by one at the meeting.
爷爷把全家福放进了木框里。Yéye bǎ quánjiāfú fàng jìn le mù kuàng lǐ.Grandpa put the family photo into a wooden frame.
请用笔把正确答案框起来。Qǐng yòng bǐ bǎ zhèngquè dá'àn kuàng qǐlai.Please draw a box around the correct answer with a pen.