声

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sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds

Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

Simplified form of 聲; see that character for the etymology

Components 士 ? unknown part

voice · Heisig RSH #1411

士 soldier + flag

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大小声	dà xiǎo shēng	(Tw) (coll.) to speak loudly and emotionally; to raise one's voice; to yell and shout
不动声色	bù dòng shēng sè	not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid
德国之声	Dé guó zhī Shēng	Deutsche Welle, German publicly-operated international broadcaster
有声有色	yǒu shēng yǒu sè	having sound and color (idiom); vivid; dazzling
发声法	fā shēng fǎ	intonation
大声	dà shēng	loud voice; in a loud voice; loudly
一声	yī shēng	first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)
中声	zhōng shēng	the medial (vowel or diphthong) of a Korean syllable
心声	xīn shēng	heartfelt wish; inner voice; aspiration
声学	shēng xué	acoustics
无声	wú shēng	soundless; silent
中国好声音	Zhōng guó Hǎo Shēng yīn	The Voice of China, PRC reality talent show
小声	xiǎo shēng	in a low voice; (speak) in whispers
发声器	fā shēng qì	sound device
上声	shǎng shēng	falling and rising tone; third tone in modern Mandarin
声气	shēng qì	voice; tone; information
高声	gāo shēng	aloud; loud; loudly
发声	fā shēng	to produce a sound; to vocalize; to give voice; to articulate views or demands
有声书	yǒu shēng shū	audiobook
阳平声	yáng píng shēng	evenly rising tone, the second tone of putonghua