形
声
字
x
í
n
g
s
h
ē
n
g
z
ì
Definitions
1. radical 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
形声
xíng shēng
–
ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)
字
zì
–
letter