应
yìng
to answer
to respond; to comply with; to deal or cope with
shelter (广) + unity (一) = answer back and comply
Under a broad shelter (广), a voice calls out and one unified reply comes back. The image is of sound echoing from a covered space — a natural metaphor for responding.
他敲门，但没有人应。
tā qiāo mén, dàn méi yǒu rén yìng。
He knocked on the door, but no one answered.
老师叫她的名字，她马上应了一声。
lǎo shī jiào tā de míng zì, tā mǎ shàng yìng le yī shēng。
The teacher called her name, and she responded right away.
Words with 应
应手
yìng shǒu
to handle
连锁反应
lián suǒ fǎn yìng
(physics) chain reaction
过敏反应
guò mǐn fǎn yìng
allergic reaction
过敏性反应
guò mǐn xìng fǎn yìng
allergic reaction
适应
shì yìng
to adapt
适应性
shì yìng xìng
adaptability
酬应
chóu yìng
social interaction
重水反应堆
zhòng shuǐ fǎn yìng duī
heavy water reactor (HWR)
韦应物
wéi yìng wù
Wei Yingwu (c. 737 – c. 792), Tang dynasty poet
链式反应
liàn shì fǎn yìng
chain reaction
链式裂变反应
liàn shì liè biàn fǎn yìng
chain reaction of nuclear fission
随机应变
suí jī yìng biàn
to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic