声像 (shēng xiàng) — acoustic image; sound image (as in acoustics or ultrasound imaging)

Definition

Technical term for 'acoustic image' — the visual picture produced by sound/ultrasound, not the sound itself. Mainly used in physics, underwater detection, and medical imaging.

noun
acoustic imagesound image (as in acoustics or ultrasound imaging)

Examples

  • 声像。
    Zhè zhǒng shēng xiàng jì shù kě yǐ yòng yú shuǐ xià tàn cè.
    This acoustic imaging technology can be used for underwater detection.
  • 声像。
    Yī shēng tōng guò shēng xiàng jiǎn chá lái pàn duàn bìng qíng.
    Doctors use acoustic imaging to diagnose conditions.
  • 声像。
    Zhè tái shè bèi néng shēng chéng gāo fēn biàn lǜ shēng xiàng.
    This device can generate high-resolution acoustic images.

Origin

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.

Open 声 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
象
象xiàng像
Same sound today

像 uses 亻, the side form of 人 (person), with 象 giving the sound.

Open 像 →

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