sound; voice; news; information; to declare; to state; reputation; fame
声 is sound: 声音 'sound', 掌声 'applause'. It also means speaking out — 声明 'to state' — and 名声 'reputation'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC: 形声，从耳、殸( qìng)声 — the ear side with the old sound piece 殸. The simplified 声 hides the ear entirely: a 士-形 crown over a fused remnant of the old sound piece.
WHOLE CHARACTER
sound; voice; news; information; to declare; to state; reputation; fame
声 is sound: 声音 'sound', 掌声 'applause'. It also means speaking out — 声明 'to state' — and 名声 'reputation'.
ZDIC: 形声，从耳、殸( qìng)声 — the ear side with the old sound piece 殸. The simplified 声 hides the ear entirely: a 士-形 crown over a fused remnant of the old sound piece.
TOP: THE 士-形 CROWN
scholar; warrior; a gentleman rank
A standalone character (shì, scholar); where its shape appears as a crown piece, that page states the written role.
In 声: top: the 士-形 crown A written crown; the word shì is not taught here.
BOTTOM: THE FUSED REMNANT OF THE OLD SOUND PIECE 殸 (QÌNG)
Notice this part of the shape; it is not taught as a separate word in this lesson.
In 声: bottom: the fused remnant of the old sound piece 殸 (qìng) A fused four-stroke bottom; shēng has no exact modern sound match with qìng — the initial, final and tone all differ (sh+eng vs q+ing).
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