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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 形聲, composed of 形 (“image; shape”) and 聲 (“sound”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hïŋ˨˩ tʰajŋ̟˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨn˦˩ tʰɛɲ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɨn˨˩ tʰan˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun
[edit]- a phono-semantic compound, one of the six types of Han characters, containing characters comprising a part that indicates the meaning, and a part that indicates the pronunciation.
See also
[edit]- lục thư (六書, “The six types of Han characters”)