http://present.me/view/1744-study-chinese-phonetic-elements
The following table contains 19 characters with the same phonetic element. notice that the pronunciation is no longer exactly the same - some are qing and some are jing - and that the tones vary. The other part of the character is the radical (indicated in parentheses underneath). Note that these are all traditional characters.
| 凊 qing4 cold, cool |
情 qing2 sentiment |
清 qing1 clear up, settle |
| (ice) |
(heart) |
(water) |
| 請 qing3 request |
晴 qing2 fine, clear |
鯖 qing1 mackerel |
| (language) |
(sun) |
(fish) |
| 蜻 qing1 dragonfly |
圊 qing1 toilet |
鼱 jing1 shrew |
| (insect) |
(encirclement) |
(rat) |
| 精 jing1 refined |
靜 jing4 still, quiet |
睛 jing1 eyeball |
| (rice) |
(green) |
(eye) |
| 菁 jing1 lush, luxuriant |
靖 jing4 pacify |
婧 jing4 modest,supple |
| (grass) |
(stand) |
(woman) |
| 箐 jing1 flower of leek |
靚 jing4 make up |
鶄 jing1 water bird |
| (bamboo) |
(green) |
(bird) |
Flip through the following book. Look at the component in each character that is the same; that is the phonetic element. (We are not now concerned with what each one sonds like.) The other part of the character is the radical.
http://www.wobook.com/WBGT1nZ5if07/Phonetic-Elements-in-Chinese-Characters.html
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