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共鸣 (gòng míng) — (physics) to resonate; (figurative) to evoke a sympathetic response; to strike a chord

Definition

A literal physics sense ('resonance') and a figurative sense ('to strike a chord, to feel a deep emotional response'). The figurative use is far more common in modern Chinese.

verb
(physics) to resonate(figurative) to evoke a sympathetic responseto strike a chord

Examples

  • ，共鸣。
    Zài wù lǐ kè shàng, lǎo shī yòng liǎng gè yīn chā yǎn shì le gòng míng.
    In physics class, the teacher demonstrated resonance with two tuning forks.
  • 共鸣。
    Guān zhòng duì zhè bù diàn yǐng chǎn shēng le qiáng liè de gòng míng.
    The audience felt a strong resonance with this movie.
  • 共鸣。
    Zhè shǒu shī ràng wǒ gǎn dào shēn shēn de gòng míng.
    This poem makes me feel a deep resonance.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

共gòngtogether
鸣míngsound

共 (together) and 鸣 (sound) combine to describe sounds that ring together, hence resonance.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 廾廾gǒngtwo hands
  • 口口kǒuan object

共 shows 廾, two hands, holding up an object. That object was written 口 and later became the 廿-like top.

Open 共 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鳴; 鸣 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 鳴 combines 口 (mouth) and 鳥 (bird) to show a bird crying.

Open 鸣 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Emotions & FeelingsPhysics & Chemistry

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