Dong Chinese dictionary

shēng

sound

Remmant of the character 殸 (stone chimes). Depicts a musical stone chime hung up on a rope. Simplified form of 聲.

Components

糸 Iconic component

mì

silk

Depicts a rope. Modern form looks like unrelated 士.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 糸 than it was in ancient scripts.

石 Iconic component

shí, dàn

stone

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 石 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

shēng

sound, voice, noise; tone; music; sound; voice; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds

Most common words with 声

Component uses

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)

Sources