铃声
líng shēng · HSK 5
ring
🔔 铃声 = 铃 (bell) + 声 (sound)
铃 is the bell radical 金 (metal) plus 令 (order/command) — a metal object that commands attention. 声 means sound or voice. Together: the sound a bell makes, i.e. a ring or ringtone.
铃 — metal radical 钅 + order/command 令
A semantic-phonetic compound: 钅 (metal) signals the meaning, while 令 (lìng) hints at the sound, shifted to líng. Originally referred to small metal bells that ring when shaken, and by extension any bell-like object.
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.