Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
如果没有确切证据,媒体不应把猜测写成事实。Rúguǒ méiyǒu quèqiè zhèngjù, méitǐ bù yīng bǎ cāicè xiě chéng shìshí.If there is no precise evidence, the media should not present speculation as fact.
他说不出确切的日期,只记得大概是五月。Tā shuō bù chū quèqiè de rìqī, zhǐ jìde dàgài shì wǔyuè.He couldn't state the exact date; he only remembered it was around May.
请告诉我确切的人数,我好安排座位。Qǐng gàosu wǒ quèqiè de rénshù, wǒ hǎo ānpái zuòwèi.Please tell me the exact number of people so I can arrange the seating.