| 聲 | 171B30 11.10 | 部居  | 畫數 17 | ㄕㄥ [sheng1] . [Abbr.  ] | ||
| N. | (1) Noise, person's voice: 發聲 make a noise; 不出聲 make no noise, keep quiet (during dialogue); 大聲，高聲 loud voice; 大聲疾呼 to shout at the top of one's voice; 聲淚俱下 make pitiful plea; 聲音笑貌 person's voice and expression; 力竭聲嘶 exhausted from effort (“voice hoarse”). (2) Used in counting cries: 說一聲，哭一聲 cry between the words; 一聲炮響 one crack of gun or firecrackers; 三聲大炮 a three-gun salute. (3) Tone: 四聲 the four tones: 1. 陰平; 2. 陽平; 3. 上; 4. 去; the 入聲 orig. with final p, t, k, h, has disappeared in many dialects, including that of Peking and is not recognized in national Chinese); 聲母，聲韻，聲調 [sheng1mu3], [sheng1yUn4], [sheng1diao4]↓; 有聲有色 very impressive; 聲色，聲容 [sheng1se4], [sheng1rong2]↓. (4) Reputation: 名聲 ditto; 聲名，聲價，聲譽 [sheng1ming2]1, [sheng1jia4], [sheng1yU4]↓. | |||||
| V.i. | Declare, announce: 聲東擊西 “announce east and strike west”--mil. feint; 聲言，聲明，聲張，聲請 [sheng1yan2], [sheng1ming2]2, [sheng1zhang1], [sheng1qing3]↓; 不聲不響 quietly without attracting notice. | |||||
| Words | 1. 聲稱 [sheng1cheng1], v.i., to announce (that), declare (one's intentions). 2. 聲氣 [sheng1qi4], n., spiritual or physical relations: 聲氣相投 (from 同聲相應，同氣相求) having spiritual affinity (of friends); communication: 通聲氣 keep in contact with each other, esp. in secret. 3. 聲請 [sheng1qing3], v.i. & t., to make open request, apply for. 4. 聲帶 [sheng1dai4], n., vocal cord; sound track. 5. 聲調兒 [sheng1diao4]([er0]), n., (1) melody in writing, music; (2) word tone or sentence tone; tone of speaking. 6. 聲符 [sheng1fu2], n., phonetic notation. 7. 聲喚 [sheng1huan4], v.i., (MC) to shout, call aloud. 8. 聲華 [sheng1hua2], adj., (LL) popular and well-known; 聲華客 (LL) popular writer. 9. 聲張 [sheng1zhang1], v.i., to make known: 不要聲張 hush-hush, do not make a noise. 10. 聲價 [sheng1jia4], n., personal good reputation, social esteem. 11. 聲妓 [sheng1ji4], n., (LL) singsong girl. 12. 聲浪 [sheng1lang4], n., sound waves. 13. 聲律 [sheng1lU4], n., laws of rhythm in writing. 14. 聲門 [sheng1men2], n., (physiol.) the glottis. 15. 聲名 [sheng1ming2]1, n., reputation, fame. 16. 聲明 [sheng1ming2]2, v.i. & n., to declare (intentions, etc.); a declaration (of purpose, etc.), public statement. 17. 聲母 [sheng1mu3], n., a consonant, opp. 韻母 vowel or syllabary. 18. 聲納 [sheng1na4], n., sonar. 19. 聲喏 [sheng1re3], v.i., (MC) say “Yes, sir!” 20. 聲容 [sheng1rong2], n., voice and expression. 21. 聲色 [sheng1se4], n., (1) carnal pleasures, song and women; (2) voice and countenance of person: 聲色俱厲 severe in voice and countenance. 22. 聲息 [sheng1xi2], n., (1) noise, news heard from; (2) 聲息相通 see [sheng1qi4]↑. 23. 聲述 [sheng1shu4], v.t., to tell, narrate (what happened). 24. 聲說 [sheng1shuo1], v.i., to declare, announce. 25. 聲勢 [sheng1shi4], n., threatening force (of striking army); domineering posture or position. 26. 聲學 [sheng1xUe2], n., acoustics. 27. 聲望 [sheng1wang4], n., person's prestige, reputation. 28. 聲問 [sheng1wen4], n., (AC) news (＝modn. 音問). 29. 聲威 [sheng1wei1], n., prestige, domineering power. 30. 聲聞 [sheng1wen2], phr., be reputed to: 聲聞過情 (AC) to enjoy higher reputation than is justified. 31. 聲言 [sheng1yan2], v.i., to announce, declare. 32. 聲音 [sheng1yin1], n., person's voice; noise. 33. 聲援 [sheng1yUan2], v.i., come openly to the rescue (troops); declare to be on the side of. 34. 聲樂 [sheng1yUe4], n., vocal music, opp. 器樂 instrumental music; n., 聲樂家 [sheng1yUe4jia1], n., vocalist. 35. 聲譽 [sheng1yU4], n., personal prestige, reputation. 36. 聲韻 [sheng1yUn4], n., (1) tone and melody of writing; (2) the historical study of vowels and consonants. | |||||