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phonosemantic

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  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)
    not-comparable
  2. Of or pertaining to phonosemantics
    not-comparable

Equivalents

Françaisphono-sémantique
日本語形声
2 more languages
한국어형성
Tiếng Việthình thành

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

phonosurgical phonotactic phonotactical phonotaxic phonotephritic phonotopical

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