声 (聲) shēng

  1. shēng noun sound
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Barnes, 2007, p. 31; Guoyu '聲' n 1; Unihan '聲')
  2. shēng measure word a measure word for sound (times)
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: (Guoyu '聲' n 6)
  3. shēng foreign sheng
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Foreign Language
    Notes: Used for the sound in mantras and Sanskrit names
  4. shēng noun voice
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: For example, 她低声的说 'She said in a low voice.' (Lao She 2003, p. 176; Barnes, 2007, p. 31; Unihan '聲')
  5. shēng noun music
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '聲' n 2)
  6. shēng noun language
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 语言 (Guoyu '聲' n 3)
  7. shēng noun fame; reputation; honor
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 名誉 (Guoyu '聲' n 4)
  8. shēng noun a message
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 音信 (Guoyu '聲' n 5)
  9. shēng measure word an utterance
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: A unit to count speech utterances (Guoyu '聲' n 6)
  10. shēng noun a consonant
    Domain: Linguistics 语言学 , Subdomain: Phonetics
    Notes: In the sense of 声母 (Guoyu '聲' n 7)
  11. shēng noun a tone
    Domain: Linguistics 语言学 , Subdomain: Phonetics
    Notes: In the sense of 声调, the four tones in Putonghua (Guoyu '聲' n 8)
  12. shēng verb to announce
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '聲' v)

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