05 Phono-semantic compound characters

Lesson 05 Combined characters (2)

Phono-semantic compound characters xíng shēng zì

形声字

xíng shēng• Phono-semantic compound characters ( 形声 -

“form and sound”) are one category of combined characters. • Also called “Pictophonetic characters”

• A Pictophonetic character is made up of two parts: “semantic part” (indicating meaning of the character) and “phonetic part” (indicating the pronunciation of the character ) ， for example: 妈

Semantic phonetic Pictophonetic character

• 90% of Chinese characters are pictophonetic characters. Although their amount is quite big, they are not difficult to understand and pronounce if we are familiar with the basic independent characters(pictograms & simple ideograms).

semantic phonetic Pictophonetic character

Char. Meaning Char. Pron. Char.

Pron. Meaning

氵 water + 木 mù = 沐 mù to wash one’s hair

氵 water + 林 lín = 淋 lín to pour

艹 grass + 采 cǎi = 菜 cài vegetable

艹 grass + 牙 yá = 芽 yá bud

木 wood + 乔 qiáo = 桥 qiáo bridge

日 sun + 青 qīnɡ = 晴 qínɡ sunny

• The development of Chinese language is complicated. Some characters has changed their pronunciations developments. So we can find out that the phonetic part of a character doesn't represent the exact pronunciation of the character.

semantic part phonetic part Pictophonetic character

Char. Meaning Char. Pron. Char.

Pron. Meaning

speech + jǐng = jiǎng to talk, to speak

fire + yīn = yān smoke

zhù住 to dwell, to live

http://www.google.no/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=O85aRcIB4n5A9M&tbnid=wRAePL5zs5HTzM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.ytcutv.com/newstw/2013-7-20/wwlb_twnr_187.shtml&ei=VR5TUtePLuHo4QTYyoD4Cg&bvm=bv.53537100,d.bGE&psig=AFQjCNGsN5aOcZCGwHW19vBrm4DNPtOqgg&ust=1381265359666157

jī机 machine

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hé河 river

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dòng 冻 to froze

http://www.google.no/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=4kMbLEii6AtYxM&tbnid=I5v3BcEY7NP4VM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://dp.pconline.com.cn/photo/2023837.html&ei=ziBTUtikFsSK4ATowoCQBA&bvm=bv.53537100,d.bGE&psig=AFQjCNHIJVtNMU6An5nTT4JteKbk5KX_2w&ust=1381265957708915

hūn 婚 marriage

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zhǐ指 to point, to indicate; finger

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bà爸 papa

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cǎo草 grass

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chàng 唱 to sing (sang)

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bìng病 sick, ill

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cái财 wealth

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chāo超 surpass, super

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chén晨 morning

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dù肚 belly

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fàn饭 food, rice

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fàng放 to put, to place

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gāng钢 steel

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gē歌 song

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hái孩 child

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jiǎng 讲 to talk, to speak

http://www.google.no/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=yqVJ4weOWCzd5M&tbnid=UtHyHKe0IEomMM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://group.baike.com/xinzhishe/doc/rawlxzqhjenqlfqyd.html&ei=_CtTUqP-FdHb4QS1nIG4Bg&psig=AFQjCNEqaLrN7kFhWdlGXobr9fG0lX_PBw&ust=1381268835381722

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jìn近 near

kè客 guest

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wèn问 to ask

http://www.google.no/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=r_8VFmVwbhKwiM&tbnid=5zMmjxVyHfvINM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.keichun.edu.hk/%E6%9D%8E%20Sir%20%E5%9C%96%E5%BA%AB/album/%E4%BA%BA%E7%89%A9%E5%8B%95%E4%BD%9C%20Action/slides/%E5%95%8F%204.html&ei=kC9TUv-8KMKF4gTeiYHwDw&psig=AFQjCNG1jiywc-PNL4qxbaOIJ4XmY3w7xA&ust=1381269740805495

kuài 筷 chopstick

http://www.google.no/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=hhj1v6WBssVl4M&tbnid=m4fK0IEjB93WqM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.nipic.com/photo/zhuanti/19556.html&ei=wjBTUq_sIpT74QTX0IFI&bvm=bv.53537100,d.bGE&psig=AFQjCNE-Kma9u4fzYeoe4RLgL7Gkxu76ig&ust=1381270078684628

liáng粮 grain,food

http://www.google.no/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=bO4z3ZxHoMRisM&tbnid=Y74NUlhOoQ-WrM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://comment.scdaily.cn/qygz/content/2011-08/24/content_2748227.htm?node=3681&ei=XzFTUuDMKsKI4gTTu4CACg&bvm=bv.53537100,d.bGE&psig=AFQjCNGfLe0K8USNBhpzjRcZslryAumVdQ&ust=1381270207024258

mào帽 hat,cap

pá爬 crawl,climb

http://www.google.no/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=ScIsdkFIZcFAPM&tbnid=O12WMXpy5PEy7M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://she.21cn.com/baby/yuer/13/2012/04/23/11584895.shtml&ei=WDNTUqe-J8Xl4QTI7IDABg&bvm=bv.53537100,d.bGE&psig=AFQjCNFWPlO7ID59g4sQ9Szy04gkCyrXCA&ust=1381270733928201

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pǎo跑 to run

http://www.google.no/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=L0ELM-qv2NQXCM&tbnid=oClveU2eSKvLZM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.pvppve.com/ps/?q=%E6%99%A8%E8%B7%91%E5%9B%BE%E7%89%87&ei=7zNTUsjHMefU4QTj74GACw&bvm=bv.53537100,d.bGE&psig=AFQjCNG8yZjhRFCCXKOA5YYsdOQLFbMeow&ust=1381270858628182

piāo飘 to float, to fly

http://www.google.no/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=ZElWP60KpvM4jM&tbnid=4Z5c-cEn0_iuuM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.l99.com/view.action?postId=2537693&ei=8TRTUuCfJqSi4gTnk4GAAw&bvm=bv.53537100,d.bGE&psig=AFQjCNFY1O3NfNtcpN5r6wXFrlFZPLkQmQ&ust=1381270984530458

qí骑 to ride

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qíng情 feeling, love

http://www.google.no/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=kRbLALX8NvvYEM&tbnid=jYBdLmhkCKWxbM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://lohas.onlylady.com/sex-63446.html&ei=BDZTUpKoOOjn4QTs4oHwAw&bvm=bv.53537100,d.bGE&psig=AFQjCNHNaXFx9XXzbdCVD226drgbUZ1P0g&ust=1381271408198926

shén神 God, spirit

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kù裤 pants,trousers

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wù雾 fog,mist

http://www.google.no/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=qn1lAJNe1aaIhM&tbnid=113TPvxXkIxpuM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.doggiehome.com/read.php?tid=89303&ei=5jhTUqbRDume4wTw4IHoBQ&bvm=bv.53537100,d.bGE&psig=AFQjCNEOlBqHUd9IJvohc2kc8AUYLAjnUg&ust=1381272111288337

xiǎng 想 to think

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yān烟 smoke

http://www.google.no/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=pViC1kcrPHxd2M&tbnid=dRMt4WvaLw8dJM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.vartcn.com/online/YYRJ/PhotoShop/200506/3869.html&ei=4jlTUquQNO2u4QTb3oGQBA&bvm=bv.53537100,d.bGE&psig=AFQjCNGc5d9IdFDmIDq0t0TBPEOrY6M0_A&ust=1381272400057246

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yuán园 garden

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zhàn战 war, fight

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zhàn站 to stand ； station

Takk for i dag!

Education

05 Phono-semantic compound characters