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声明 (shēng míng) — (verb) to state, to declare; (noun) statement, declaration

Definition

声明 is a formal public 'statement' (noun) or 'to state/declare' (verb), typically issued by an organization or official. Compared with 宣布, it emphasizes the written/issued text itself rather than the act of announcing.

verb
to stateto declare
noun
statementdeclaration
Measure word · 项, 份

Examples

  • 声明。
    Gōng sī shēng míng bú huì cái jiǎn rèn hé yuán gōng.
    The company declared it would not lay off any employees.
  • 声明。
    Tā dài biǎo xué xiào shēng míng le cǐ cì huó dòng de yì yì.
    He stated on behalf of the school the significance of this event.
  • 声明。
    Zhè shì yí fèn zhòng yào de zhèng fǔ shēng míng.
    This is an important government statement.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

声shēngto declare
明míngto declare

声 and 明 both mean to declare, so 声明 is to state something formally.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聲; 声 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
殸
殸qìng聲shēng
Same sound today

The traditional form 聲 pairs 耳 (ear) with 殸 as a sound part; the simplified 声 is a shorthand and does not show those original parts.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

明 combines 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), showing the sun just rising while the moon has not yet set, or two bright objects in the sky, to express brightness.

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