腔 qiāng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 空 hollow, empty, deserted, bare
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
腔
qiāng
cavity; accent; tune; tone
Character
Example phrases
- 他的讲话带着浓重的地方腔，却丝毫不影响表达的力量。 Tā de jiǎnghuà dàizhe nóngzhòng de dìfāng qiāng, què sīháo bù yǐngxiǎng biǎodá de lìliàng. His speech carries a strong local accent, yet it does not weaken the power of his expression at all.
- 他说话拿腔拿调的，听着有点别扭。 Tā shuōhuà ná qiāng ná diào de, tīngzhe yǒudiǎn bièniu. He speaks in an affected, drawn-out tone; it sounds a bit awkward.
- 爷爷年轻时学过戏曲的唱腔。 Yéye niánqīng shí xué guo xìqǔ de chàngqiāng. When grandfather was young, he studied the singing style of traditional opera.
Related words
- 口腔 kǒuqiāng oral cavity
- 清脆 qīngcuì crisp; clear and ringing
- 口令 kǒulìng password; verbal command
- 鸣 míng to cry; to ring; to sound
- 侃侃而谈 kǎnkǎn'értán to speak confidently and at length
- 开场白 kāichǎngbái opening remarks; introductory words
- 口才 kǒucái eloquence; gift of speech
- 示意 shìyì to signal; to indicate
- 聆听 língtīng to listen attentively
- 朗诵 lǎngsòng to recite aloud
- 谜语 míyǔ riddle
- 口头禅 kǒutóuchán pet phrase; catchphrase