聲類系統

phonetic system

sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

Shenglei, the earliest Chinese rime dictionary with 11,520 single-character entries, released in 3rd century (was not preserved to this day)

kind / type / class / category / similar / like / to resemble

to connect / to relate to / to tie up / to bind / to be (literary)

system / department / faculty

to tie / to fasten / to button up

to connect / to arrest / to worry

system / CL:個|个[ge4]

to gather / to unite / to unify / whole