Meanings
adjectivesignific (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating 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)
nounsignific (plural significs)
plural significs
- A signific element in a Chinese character.
Synonyms: radical, semantic, semantophore
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRepresenting meaning.
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nounA signific element in a Chinese character.
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with signific
specificpacificscientificterrificprolifichorrificinterspecifichieroglyphichonorificcalorifictranspacificunspecificconspecificsoporificpseudoscientificsalvificcolorificcalcificacidificalgificallospecificanaglyphicanticalcificantiprolific
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“signific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signific. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “signific,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/signific.
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