响 meaning and stroke order
Echo; sound; noise
How to write 响, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 响
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- echo
- sound
- noise
- to make a sound
- to sound
- to ring
How 响 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 向 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 响
响 is a pictophonetic character: 口 (mouth) on the left gives the meaning of sound, and 向 (xiàng) on the right gives the sound. Picture a mouth calling out toward (向) someone, and the noise rings out.
响 works as a verb meaning "to make a sound" or "to ring," often for phones, bells, and alarms, and it also appears in many words like 影响 (yǐngxiǎng, influence) and 响亮 (xiǎngliàng, loud and clear). Example: 电话响了。(Diànhuà xiǎng le.) The phone is ringing.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 响 (xiǎng, third tone) with its phonetic part 向 (xiàng, fourth tone) or with 想 (xiǎng, to think), which has the same sound but 心 (heart) at the bottom. In 影响 (yǐngxiǎng), both syllables are third tone, so the first one shifts to a rising tone in speech.
Common words with 响
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 影响 | yǐngxiǎng | influence; effect | HSK 2 |
| 影响力 | yǐngxiǎnglì | influence; impact | HSK 6 |
| 响声 | xiǎngshēng | noise | HSK 6 |
| 反响 | fǎnxiǎng | repercussions; reaction | HSK 6 |
| 响起 | xiǎngqǐ | (of a sound) to come forth; (of a sound source) to ring out | HSK 7-9 |
| 响亮 | xiǎngliàng | loud and clear; resounding | HSK 7-9 |
| 响应 | xiǎngyìng | to respond to; answer | HSK 7-9 |
| 音响 | yīnxiǎng | sound; acoustics; audio; hi-fi system; stereo sound system (abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zu3 he2 yi | HSK 7-9 |
| 交响乐 | jiāoxiǎngyuè | symphony | HSK 7-9 |
| 声响 | shēngxiǎng | sound; noise | |
| 敲响 | qiāoxiǎng | to sound a bell; to raise the alarm | |
| 回响 | huíxiǎng | to echo; to reverberate | |
| 打响 | dǎxiǎng | to start shooting or firing; to win an initial success | |
| 响尾蛇 | xiǎngwěishé | rattlesnake |
响 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 响
How many strokes are in 响?
响 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 响 mean?
响 (xiǎng) means echo; sound; noise. A common word with it is 影响 (yǐngxiǎng), meaning "influence; effect".
How do you pronounce 响?
响 is pronounced xiǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 响?
The radical of 响 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 响 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 响?
The traditional form of 响 is 響. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 响 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 响 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 响 is part of the HSK 2 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 2.
Can 响 be used as an adjective meaning loud?
Yes. In everyday speech 响 can describe something as loud, as in 声音太响了 (shēngyīn tài xiǎng le), "the sound is too loud." For a more formal or positive sense of loud and clear, use 响亮 (xiǎngliàng).
What is the difference between 响声 and 声音?
声音 (shēngyīn) is the general word for any sound or voice. 响声 (xiǎngshēng) usually means a noise, often a sudden or noticeable one, like a bang or a crash.