响

• 拼音: xiǎng
• 汉字拆解: 响 = 口 (mouth) + 向 (toward, phonetic). Simplified from 響 (鄉 village + 音 sound)

含义

Loud; noisy. Also means to make a sound or to ring.

Can function as both an adjective (声音很响 — the sound is loud) and a verb (电话响了 — the phone rang). Often used to describe loud sounds, ringing, or any noticeable noise. Common in daily descriptions of sounds.

例句

1. 外面的声音太响了。
2. 手机响了，快接电话。
3. 他说话的声音很响。

用法指南

语境: sound, noise, daily life

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 音乐太响了，请关小一点。(The music is too loud, please turn it down.)
• 闹钟响了，该起床了。(The alarm rang, time to get up.)

错误说法

• 用响来形容颜色或味道 (Don't use 响 for colours or tastes — it only describes sound; use 亮 for bright colours)

起源与历史

响 is the simplified form of 響, which combines 鄉 (village, phonetic) + 音 (sound). The original meaning was 'echo' or 'resonance.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal