欢呼声 (huān hū shēng) — cheers; sound of cheering | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

cheerssound of cheering

Measure word · 阵

Examples

，欢呼声。
Bǐ sài jié shù hòu, xiàn chǎng xiǎng qǐ yí zhèn huān hū shēng.
After the game ended, a burst of cheers rang out at the venue.
，欢呼声。
Tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi, dà jiā dōu fā chū le rè liè de huān hū shēng.
Upon hearing the good news, everyone gave warm cheers.
，欢呼声。
Yǎn jiǎng jié shù shí, quán chǎng huān hū shēng bú duàn.
When the speech ended, cheers from the whole venue went on and on.

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.

欢呼cheer

欢huānjoy呼hūcall

偏正Modifier + head

欢呼 is a joyful call and 声 is sound, so the sense is the sound of cheering.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歡; 欢 is its simplified writing.

雚欠歡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

雚

雚guàn歡huān

Same sound today

The traditional form 歡 uses 雚 for the sound and 欠 for the meaning; the simplified 欢 is a later shorthand, so its parts do not carry that history.

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

口乎呼

Meaning part形符xíngfú

口口kǒumouth

Sound part声符shēngfú

乎

乎hū呼hū

Same sound today

呼 uses 口 (mouth) to show exhaling, calling, or shouting, and 乎 gives the sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聲; 声 is its simplified writing.

殸耳聲

Meaning part形符xíngfú

耳耳ěrear

Sound part声符shēngfú

殸

殸qìng聲shēng

Same sound today

The traditional form 聲 pairs 耳 (ear) with 殸 as a sound part; the simplified 声 is a shorthand and does not show those original parts.

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