Phonosemantic compound. 音 represents the meaning and 鄉 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (響)
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Historical Evolution
響
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
響
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
響
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
響
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
響
Regular
Modern
Chinese
响 / 響 [xiǎng]
echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises
Japanese
noun
- echo; reverberation
- sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise
- quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
響 えこ
Eko female given name
響 かなで
Kanade female given name
響 きょう
Kyō female given name
響 きょうじ
Kyōji unclassified name
響 のいず
Noizu female given name
響 ひびき
Hibiki female given namesurname
響 ゆら
Yura female given name
響 りずむ
Rizumu female given name
CHINESE WORDS (70)
影响 [yǐngxiǎng] #983
influence
影响力 [yǐngxiǎnglì] #7,330
influence
音响 [yīnxiǎng] #9,087
sound
响应 [xiǎngyìng] #14,258
to respond to
反响 [fǎnxiǎng] #14,357
repercussions
打响 [dǎxiǎng] #13,736
to start shooting or firing
声响 [shēngxiǎng] #14,901
sound
敲响 [qiāoxiǎng] #14,383
to sound a bell
响亮 [xiǎngliàng] #16,358
loud and clear
响声 [xiǎngshēng] #15,304
noise
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JAPANESE WORDS (82)
⭐ 影響 [えいきょう] #1,106
influence
響き渡る [ひびきわたる] #3,908
to resound
鳴り響く [なりひびく] #4,744
to reverberate
⭐ 反響 [はんきょう] #7,202
echo
⭐ 影響力 [えいきょうりょく] #7,509
influence
影響を及ぼす [えいきょうをおよぼす] #8,081
to affect
地響き [じひびき] #12,805
subterranean rumbling
⭐ 悪影響 [あくえいきょう] #17,323
bad influence
⭐ 音響 [おんきょう] #20,415
sound
心に響く [こころにひびく] #25,503
to resonate emotionally (with one)
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