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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
signific en · ADJ
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(not-comparable) Representing meaning.
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(not-comparable) Relating to significs.
The graphic component in a character that plays a phonetic role is called phonophoric, and the one that plays a semantic role is called signific.
2016, Haeree Park, The Writing System of Scribe Zhou: Evidence from Late Pre-imperial Chinese Manuscripts and Inscriptions (5th-3rd Centuries BCE):
Synonyms
semantic
signific en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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A signific element in a Chinese character.
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semantic · radical · semantophore