形声

xíng shēng

ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters), also known as phonogram, phonetic compound or picto-phonetic character

这个蛋糕的形状很像一个心形。

zhè ge dàn gāo de xíng zhuàng hěn xiàng yī gè xīn xíng。

This cake is shaped much like a heart.

我画了个三角形

wǒ huà le gè sān jiǎo xíng

I drew a triangle

太大声了

tài dà shēng le

It's too loud!

她轻声哭了。

tā qīng shēng kū le。

She wept softly.

他笑得很大声

tā xiào de hěn dà shēng

He laughed loudly

请降低你的声音。

qǐng jiàng dī nǐ de shēng yīn。

Please lower your voice.

老师提高了声音

lǎo shī tí gāo le shēng yīn

Teacher raised his voice

她的声音很温柔。

tā de shēng yīn hěn wēn róu。

Her voice is very gentle.

她的声音很温柔。

tā de shēng yīn hěn wēn róu。

Her voice is very gentle.

我喜欢小溪的声音。

wǒ xǐ huan xiǎo xī de shēng yīn。

I love the sound of the creek.