声
shēng · HSK 5
voice
🔊 声 = sound; measure word for activities/utterances (a shout, a cry)
声 (shēng) means sound or voice. As a measure word it counts vocal acts or noises: 一声喊 = one shout, 两声笑 = two laughs. Etymology: originally depicted a hanging stone chime struck to make sound.
声 — 士 scholar/warrior on top + 尸-like form + components (simplified from 聲)
声 is the simplified form of 聲, which originally depicted a hanging stone chime (殸) being struck, with 耳 'ear' below to show hearing. The full form combined the sound-making instrument and the act of listening, meaning 'sound' or 'voice'. The modern simplified 声 keeps only the upper portion.