声训

Traditional form:

聲訓

Pinyin (reading):

shēngxùn

Definitions:

• explaining a character or word by using a homophone

Characters:

• 声 - sound, noise; voice, tone, music
• 训 - to teach, to instruct; pattern, example; exegesis

Traditional characters:

• 聲 - sound, noise; voice, tone, music
• 訓 - to teach, to instruct; pattern, example; exegesis