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Phonetic

/fəˈnɛtɪk/

In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).

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noun
  1. 1

    In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).

adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the sounds of spoken language.

  2. 2

    Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes)

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