声讯 (shēng xùn) — voice messaging service; telephone information…

Definition

noun

voice messaging servicetelephone information service

声讯。
Tā tōng guò shēng xùn chá xún le háng bān xìn xī.
He checked the flight information through the voice messaging service.
声讯。
Xiàn zài de shēng xùn fú wù yuè lái yuè zhì néng huà.
Today's voice messaging services are becoming more and more intelligent.
24声讯。
Zhè jiā gōng sī tí gōng 24 xiǎo shí shēng xùn rè xiàn.
This company provides a 24-hour voice information hotline.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

讯xùninformation

声 gives voice or sound and 讯 gives information, so the whole refers to a voice information service.

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.

殸耳聲

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

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 訊; 讯 is its simplified writing.

言卂訊

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

卂

卂xùn訊xùn

Same sound today

The traditional form 訊 combines 言 (words) with 卂 as a sound part; the simplified 讯 is a shorthand.