形
声
x
í
n
g
s
h
ē
n
g
Definitions
1. ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
2. also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character
Components
形
xíng
–
to appear
声
shēng
–
sound
Related Words
形声字
xíng shēng zì
–
radical plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)