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phonosemantic
phonosemantic
See also: phono-semantic
English
Alternative forms
Adjective
phonosemantic (not comparable)
- Combining phonetic and semantic components, as most Chinese characters.
- (linguistics) Of or pertaining to phonosemantics
Synonyms
Derived terms
- phono-semantic matching (PSM)
- phonosemantic matching