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Meaning of Phonetic | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
fəˈnɛt.ɪk

Definitions

In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).

Equivalents

العربية صوتي
Català fonètic
Čeština fonetický
Cymraeg seinegol
Deutsch phonetisch
Ελληνικά φωνητικός
Español fonético
Suomi äänteellinen foneettinen
Français phonétique
Galego fonético
Magyar fonetikai
Հայերեն հնչյունաբանական հնչյունային
Italiano fonetico
日本語 表音 音符
한국어 표음
Latviešu fonētisks
Nederlands fonetisch
Polski fonetyczny
Português fonético
Română fonetic
Русский фонетический

Examples

“I suspect that 田 dien is the original character and true phonetic of the whole group.”
“In the first case the character is pronounced identically, even as to tone, as the phonetic.”
“Or, the semantic may wrap around the phonetic, or position within the phonetic.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

phonetic alphabet phonetic determinative phonetic erosion phonetic name phonetic spelling alphabet phonetic symbol

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