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Chinese Literacy Vol. 1

Meaning-sound Characters

(

形聲

xíng shēng)

A character composed of an element related to its meaning and an element that suggests its sound.





Tang character formation picture

糖

táng - sugar





Elm tree character formation picture

榆

yú - elm tree

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