Gifu

Japanese: 義符 - ぎふ
Gifu

…Another method of combination is called phono-semantic or homophonic. It is the combination of an element (a syllable) that indicates the semantic category of the word it denotes with an element (a phonetic sign) that indicates the phonetic form of the word or a sound that is homophonic or similar to the phonetic form of the word. For example, in the word 〈枝〉 (branch), the syllable 〈木〉 indicates the semantic category of the word, and the phonetic sign 〈条〉 is a homophoneous character that indicates the phonetic form of the word. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "gifu" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…結合の他の方法は形声あるいは諧声と呼ばれる。これはその示す語の意味のカテゴリーを示す要素(義符)とその語の音形と同音または近似の音を示す要素(声符)との結合である。たとえば〈枝〉は,義符〈木〉はこの語の意味のカテゴリーを示し,声符〈支〉はこの語の音形を示す同音の文字である。…

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