CHINESE CHARACTER

声 (shēng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

shēng

sound, noise; voice, tone, music

HSK 37 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

士

Primary radical

士 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 声.

士

Visible components

声 is decomposed as ⿱士？.

STROKES · 7

Write 声 in 7 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 声

声shēng

HSK 3 · sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds

声音shēngyīn

HSK 3 · sound; voice

歌声gēshēng

HSK 4 · singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet

响声xiǎngshēng

HSK 5 · noise

掌声zhǎngshēng

HSK 5 · applause

声调shēngdiào

HSK 6 · tone; note; a tone (on a Chinese syllable)

Examples using 声

声

汤姆声音尖。

Tāng mǔ shēng yīn jiān。

Tom has a high-pitched voice.

声音

汤姆声音尖。

Tāng mǔ shēng yīn jiān。

Tom has a high-pitched voice.

声调

她声调突然变了。

Tā shēng diào tū rán biàn le。

There was a sudden change in her tone.

FAQ

What does 声 (shēng) mean in Chinese?

sound, noise; voice, tone, music

How do you write 声 in stroke order?

声 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 声?

士 is the radical in 声. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 声?

声 (shēng): sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds; 声音 (shēngyīn): sound; voice; 歌声 (gēshēng): singing voice; fig. original voice of a poet.