xiǎng

echo

sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises

mouth (口) + sound-alike (向) = sound; echo

The mouth radical anchors the idea of sound produced or emitted. 向 primarily gives the xiǎng pronunciation; the meaning of resonance and echo lives in 口.

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手机突然了,把我吓了一跳。

shǒu jī tū rán xiǎng le,bǎ wǒ xià le yī tiào。

The phone suddenly rang and gave me a fright.

外面的声音太,我根本睡不着。

wài miàn de shēng yīn tài xiǎng,wǒ gēn běn shuì bù zháo。

The noise outside is too loud; I simply cannot fall asleep.

Words with 响

震天价响

zhèn tiān ga xiǎng

an earth-shaking noise (idiom)

震响

zhèn xiǎng

trembling sound

音响

yīn xiǎng

sound; acoustics; audio

音响效果

yīn xiǎng xiào guǒ

sound effects

音响组合

yīn xiǎng zǔ hé

stereo system

音响设备

yīn xiǎng shè bèi

sound equipment

响亮

xiǎng liàng

loud and clear; resounding

响动

xiǎng dòng

sound coming from sth (typically sth not immediately visible)

响叮当

xiǎng dīng dāng

to tinkle

响器

xiǎng qì

percussion instrument

响当当

xiǎng dāng dāng

resounding

响尾蛇

xiǎng wěi shé

rattlesnake

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