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phono-semantic

phono-semantic is the alternative form of phonosemantic.

Meaning of phonosemantic

Adjective

phonosemantic (not comparable)

  1. Combining phonetic and semantic components, as with more than eighty percent of Chinese characters. (a way of creating Han characters by combining a component that indicates the meaning with a component that indicates the pronunciation)
  2. Of or pertaining to phonosemantics

Phrases with phono-semantic

Questions about phono-semantic

What is phono-semantic the alternative form of?
Phono-semantic is the alternative form of phonosemantic.

Words near phono-semantic in the dictionary

  1. phonk
  2. phono
  3. phono cartridge
  4. phono cartridges
  5. phono-
  6. phono-semantic
  7. phono-semantic compound
  8. phono-semantic compounds
  9. phono-semantic matching
  10. phono-semantic matchings
  11. phonoabsorption

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phono-semantic (page history and authors); phonosemantic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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