English Dictionary

phonetic

IPA（発音記号）

/fəˈnɛt.ɪk/

名詞

(linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).

日本語の意味

形声文字において、発音を示す部分。漢字などで、意味を示す側（意符）と対になって、文字の音（発音）に関する手掛かりを与える成分。 / 発音情報を示す成分。

In many Chinese characters, the phonetic indicates the character's pronunciation rather than its meaning.

多くの漢字では、音符がその字の発音を示し、意味ではなく発音を伝えます。

意味（1）

(linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).

I suspect that 田 dien is the original character and true phonetic of the whole group.

phonetics （ plural ）