WHOLE CHARACTER
响
a sound; noise (响声,音响); to make a sound; to ring (钟响了); loud and clear (响亮,响彻云霄); an echo; a response (响应)
响 is sound: 响声 'a noise', 响亮 'loud and clear', 影响 'influence'.
ZDIC: 形声，从口、向声.
Character Familiesleft / right
响
a sound; noise (响声,音响); to make a sound; to ring (钟响了); loud and clear (响亮,响彻云霄); an echo; a response (响应)
响 is sound: 响声 'a noise', 响亮 'loud and clear', 影响 'influence'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声，从口、向声.
MEANING: THE MOUTH SIDE (ZDIC 从口)
口
mouth; opening
Mouth/speech/opening clue; may also be a repeated visual element.
In 响: meaning: the mouth side (ZDIC 从口) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
SOUND SIDE: 向 (XIÀNG)
向
direction; toward
A standalone character (xiàng, toward); when a character keeps it as a piece, the sound role is stated on that character's page.
In 响: sound side: 向 (xiàng) xiǎng keeps the same x-iang frame and changes only the tone.
Tone 3
- a sound; noise (响声,音响)
- to make a sound; to ring (钟响了)
- loud and clear (响亮,响彻云霄)
- an echo; a response (响应)
- 响声a sound; a noise
- 响亮loud and clear; resonant
- 影响influence; effect
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