響 meaning and stroke order
To make noise, to make sound; sound
How to write 響, stroke by stroke
20 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 響
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- echo
- sound
- noise
- to make a sound
- to sound
- to ring
How 響 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sound.
音 gives the meaning and 鄉 hints at the sound.
Radical: 音 (sound), shared by 6 characters on this site.
How to remember 響
響 is built from 鄉 (xiāng, village) on top of 音 (yīn, sound). Picture a sound 音 ringing out across the whole village 鄉, and remember that 鄉 also gives the character its xiang sound.
響 is the traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Mainland China writes 响. As a verb it means a bell, phone, or alarm goes off, and it also appears in words like 影響 (yǐngxiǎng, influence) and 響亮 (xiǎngliàng, loud and clear). Example: 電話響了。(Diànhuà xiǎng le.) The phone is ringing.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 響 (xiǎng) with 想 (xiǎng, to think) because they sound identical. They also mix it up with 鄉 (xiāng, village), which has the first tone and lacks the 音 at the bottom.
Common words with 響
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 影響 | yǐngxiǎng | influence; effect | HSK 2 |
| 影響力 | yǐngxiǎnglì | influence; impact | HSK 6 |
| 響聲 | xiǎngshēng | noise | HSK 6 |
| 反響 | fǎnxiǎng | repercussions; reaction | HSK 6 |
| 響起 | xiǎngqǐ | (of a sound) to come forth; (of a sound source) to ring out | HSK 7-9 |
| 響亮 | xiǎngliàng | loud and clear; resounding | HSK 7-9 |
| 響應 | xiǎngyìng | to respond to; answer | HSK 7-9 |
| 音響 | 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 |
| 交響樂 | jiāoxiǎngyuè | symphony | HSK 7-9 |
| 聲響 | shēngxiǎng | sound; noise | |
| 敲響 | qiāoxiǎng | to sound a bell; to raise the alarm | |
| 回響 | huíxiǎng | to echo; to reverberate | |
| 打響 | dǎxiǎng | to start shooting or firing; to win an initial success | |
| 響尾蛇 | xiǎngwěishé | rattlesnake |
Questions about 響
How many strokes are in 響?
響 is written with 20 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 響 mean?
響 (xiǎng) means to make noise, to make sound; sound. A common word with it is 影响 (yǐngxiǎng), meaning "influence; effect".
How do you pronounce 響?
響 is pronounced xiǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 響?
The radical of 響 is 音, which carries the idea of "sound". Dictionaries list 響 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 響?
響 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 响, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can 響 be used as an adjective meaning loud?
Yes. 很響 (hěn xiǎng) means very loud, as in 音樂太響了 (yīnyuè tài xiǎng le), the music is too loud. It describes a sound that is strong and clear.
Why does 影響 mean influence if 響 means sound?
影響 literally pairs shadow 影 with echo 響. A shadow follows a shape and an echo follows a sound, so together they express an effect that follows from something else.