Word: phonosemantic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pho
nose
man
tic
Definition: Combining phonetic and semantic components, as with more than eighty percent of Chinese characters. (a way of creating Han characters by combining a component that indicates the meaning with a component that indicates the pronunciation)
Morphemes:
Affix: phono-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to sound; deep and complete
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φωνή
Language: grc
Decoded: phone
Meaning: voice, sound
Affix: semantic
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its meaning; contrasted with phonetic.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sémantique
Language: fr
Decoded: semantique
PoS: Noun
Meaning: semantics