声(shēng)

HSK 27 strokesTrad. 聲

sound

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shēng
Meaning
sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
聲

Origin & structure

Where 声 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱士？

Simplified form of 聲; see that character for the etymology

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

士shì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 聲: ear

How to write 声 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 声

Common words using 声 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yī一shēng声bù不kēng吭
HSK 7-9

to not say a word

Open 一声不吭 page →
míng名shēng声
HSK 7-9

reputation

Open 名声 page →
yī一shēng声

first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)

Open 一声 page →
qī七shēng声

tones of the musical scale

Open 七声 page →
shàng上shēng声

falling and rising tone; third tone in modern Mandarin

Open 上声 page →
bù不zuò做shēng声

keep silent

Open 不做声 page →
bù不dòng动shēng声sè色

not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected

Open 不动声色 page →
bù不shēng声bù不xiǎng响

(idiom) wordless; silent; taciturn; without speaking

Open 不声不响 page →

Related characters

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万且业为主举久乐

From 声’s common words

一不吭名七上做动

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