声 — sound; voice; tone
sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds
- Pinyin
- shēng
- Strokes
- 7
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Handwriting
- required
How to write 声: 7 strokes
Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.
Words with 声 in the HSK syllabus: 23
Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.
- 声shēngsound; voice; tone; noise; reputationHSK 3
- 声音shēngyīnsound; voiceHSK 3
- 歌声gēshēngsinging voice; fig. original voice of a poetHSK 4
- 响声xiǎngshēngnoiseHSK 5
- 掌声zhǎngshēngapplauseHSK 5
- 声调shēngdiàotone; note; a toneHSK 6
- 相声xiàngshengcomic dialogue; sketch; crosstalkHSK 6
- 噪声zàoshēngnoiseHSK 6
- 呼声hūshēnga shoutHSK 7–9
- 欢声笑语huānshēng-xiàoyǔcheers and laughterHSK 7–9
- 绘声绘色huìshēng-huìsèvivid and colorful; true to lifeHSK 7–9
- 名声míngshēngreputationHSK 7–9
- 声称shēngchēngto claim; to state; to proclaim; to assertHSK 7–9
- 声明shēngmíngto state; to declare; statement; declarationHSK 7–9
- 声势shēngshìfame and power; prestige; influence; impetusHSK 7–9
- 声望shēngwàngreputation; prestige; public esteemHSK 7–9
- 声誉shēngyùreputation; fameHSK 7–9
- 尾声wěishēngcoda; epilogue; endHSK 7–9
- 心声xīnshēngheartfelt wish; inner voice; aspirationHSK 7–9
- 鸦雀无声yāquè-wúshēnglit. crow and peacock make no soundHSK 7–9
- 异口同声yìkǒu-tóngshēngdifferent mouths, same voice; to speak in unisonHSK 7–9
- 一声不吭yìshēng-bùkēngto not say a wordHSK 7–9
- 有声有色yǒushēng-yǒusèhaving sound and color; vivid; dazzlingHSK 7–9
Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.