word-formation

英 ['wɜːdfɔːˌmeɪʃɚn] 美 ['wɜːdfɔːˌmeɪʃɚn]

• n. [语]字语形成；造字

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Semantic-phonetic composition is one way of word building in Chinese, but Chinese is not a phonetic language.
   摘要形声是汉字的一种造字法，但汉字并不因此以表音见长。