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phonosemantic

phonosemantic

See also: phono-semantic

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

phonosemantic (not comparable)

  1. Combining phonetic and semantic components, as most Chinese characters.
  2. (linguistics) Of or pertaining to phonosemantics

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • phono-semantic matching (PSM)
  • phonosemantic matching

See also