Phonetic Definition
(linguistics) In such logographic writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with radical.
Origin of Phonetic
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New Latin phōnēticus representing speech sounds from Greek phōnētikos vocal from phōnētos to be spoken from phōnein to produce a sound from phōnē sound, voice bhā-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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