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Sound / meaning compounds

Also called pictophonetic compounds, these make up the majority of Chinese characters. Here, a single character is made up of two or more parts, one of which gives a clue to what the character sounds like when it is read aloud, and the other parts giving a clue to the meaning.

鏈� (means: tree) 锛� 椋� (pronounced: feng) 锛� 鏋� (means maple tree, pronounced feng)

濂� (means: woman) 锛嬮┈ (pronounced: ma) 锛� 濡� (means mother, pronounced ma)