shēng sound; voice; tone

Made up of [ shì bachelor; scholar; first class military rank ]
Alternative traditional form of character:
Made with 7 strokes.

Related characters


Also uses shì component: (lucky) zhì (aspiration) zhuàng (to strengthen)

Sounds same

shēng (produce) shēng

Different tone

shèng (holy) shèng (victory)

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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