声 shēng — sound; voice; (a measure word; used for sounds); tone; noise
我听见了鸟叫的声音。Wǒ tīng jiàn le niǎo jiào de shēng yīn.I heard the sound of birds singing.
Common words: 声音 (shēng yīn)、大声 (dà shēng)、小声 (xiǎo shēng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "voice"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "voice", including 声 (shēng), 嗓 (sǎng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "voice" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 声 (shēng), 嗓 (sǎng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span shēng, sǎng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 声 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 声 shēngsound; voice; (a measure word; used for sounds); tone; noiseUseful words: 声音, 大声
- 嗓 sǎngthroat; voiceUseful words: 嗓子, 大嗓
Common words for these 2 "voice" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 声 (shēng) — so "voice" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "voice".
嗓 sǎng — throat; voice
这位歌手的嗓音又亮又好听。Zhè wèi gē shǒu de sǎng yīn yòu liàng yòu hǎo tīng.This singer voice is clear and pleasant.
Common words: 嗓子 (sǎng zi)、大嗓 (dà sǎng)、小嗓 (xiǎo sǎng)
All 2 characters
Open 声、嗓 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.