响彻 (xiǎng chè) — to resound through, to reverberate through

Definition

Literary verb meaning 'to resound / reverberate through (a space)'. Pairs with 整个, 夜空 etc. to convey a sound filling a large area.

verb
to resound throughto reverberate through

Examples

  • 响彻。
    Shèng lì de huān hū shēng xiǎng chè zhěng gè tǐ yù chǎng.
    The cheers of victory resounded through the entire stadium.
  • 响彻，。
    Tā de míng zì xiǎng chè quán qiú, wú rén bù zhī.
    His name reverberated across the globe; everyone knew it.
  • 响彻。
    Yōu yáng de qín shēng xiǎng chè zài jìng mì de yè kōng zhōng.
    The melodious piano music resonated through the quiet night sky.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

响xiǎngsound/resound
彻chèpenetrate through

响 is sound or resounding, and 彻 is penetrating through, so a sound resounds through.

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 響; 响 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
音音yīnsound
Sound part声符shēngfú
鄉
鄉xiāng響xiǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 響 pairs 音, meaning sound, with 鄉 to give its pronunciation. The simplified 响 is a later shorthand, so its visible parts are not the historical parts.

Open 响 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 徹; 彻 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 徹 comes from a picture of 又 (hand) taking a 鬲 (pot) away after eating; 彻 is the simplified form of 徹.

Open 彻 →

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.