xiǎng

make sound

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
鄉 sound component

  Sound component

xiāng

  

hometown

音 meaning component

  Meaning component

yīn

  

sound

Evolution

響 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
響 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
響 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
響 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
響 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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xiǎng

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

Most common words with 響
Freq.
Word
Meaning

影响

influence

echo

影响力

influence

音响

sound

响应

answer