意符

yìfú
semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂 dāo in 刻 kè)

CEDICT

semantic component (found in Chinese characters which are phono-semantic compounds)

Wiktionary

形声字中指明意义类别的部分。如「江」字左边的「水」、「噼」字下边的「刀」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 意 yì
  1. idea
  2. meaning
  3. thought
  4. to think
  5. wish
  6. desire
  7. intention
  8. to expect
  9. to anticipate
2 符 fú
  1. mark
  2. sign
  3. talisman
  4. to seal
  5. to correspond to
  6. tally
  7. symbol
  8. written charm
  9. to coincide

Related entries

形旁 xíngpáng semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂 dāo in 刻 kè)
形符 xíngfú semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂 dāo in 刻 kè)