咣 (guāng) — (onomatopoeia) bang; thump; crash (a loud, heavy impact sound)

Definition

Onomatopoeia for a heavy, resonant bang or clang — a metal-like crash. Typically repeated or followed by 的 to modify a sound: 咣的一声.

onomatopoeia
bangthumpcrash (a loud, heavy impact sound)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 咣，。
    Zhī tīng jiàn guāng de yī shēng, mén guān shàng le.
    With a loud bang, the door closed.
  • ，咣。
    Tā bǎ tiě tǒng rēng zài dì shàng, fā chū guāng de jù xiǎng.
    He threw the iron bucket on the ground, making a loud clang.
  • 咣！，。
    guāng! Chuāng wài chuán lái yī shēng jù xiǎng, xià le wǒ yí tiào.
    Bang! A huge noise came from outside the window, scaring me.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
光
光guāng咣guāng
Same sound today

咣 pairs 口 (mouth) with 光, which gives the sound guāng.

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