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响

xiǎng

to ring; to sound

HSK 2 · Topic “Qualities and features”
A bell making a sound
Memory picture

Character

响 xiǎng

Strokes
9
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 向 towards
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 门铃响了。 Mén líng xiǎng le. The doorbell rang.
  • 电话很响。 Diàn huà hěn xiǎng. The phone is very loud.
  • 外面响了。 Wài miàn xiǎng le. There was a sound outside.

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