声 shēng sound; voice; tone
Made up of [士 shì bachelor; scholar; first class military rank ]Alternative traditional form of character: 聲
Made with 7 strokes.
Related characters
Also uses 士 shì component: 吉 jí (lucky) 志 zhì (aspiration) ; 壮 zhuàng (to strengthen)
Sounds same
生 shēng (produce) ; 升 shēngDifferent tone
圣 shèng (holy) ; 胜 shèng (victory)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
雷声大,雨点小 léi shēng dà, yǔ diǎn xiǎo Overly portentous. Reality does not match expectations一犬吠影,白犬吠声 yī quǎn fèi yǐng, bǎi quǎn fèi shēng Blindly follow a trend without even knowing its origin