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喊声 (hǎn shēng) — yell (the sound of a shout); hubbub, clamor (of many voices)

Definition

noun
yell (the sound of a shout)hubbubclamor (of many voices)

Examples

  • 喊声，。
    Tā tīng dào yī shēng hǎn shēng, gǎn jǐn pǎo le guò qù.
    He heard a yell and hurried over.
  • 喊声，。
    Wài miàn chuán lái hěn dà de hǎn shēng, bù zhī dào fā shēng le shén me shì.
    From outside came a loud hubbub; I don't know what happened.
  • 喊声。
    Yuǎn chù de hǎn shēng yuè lái yuè qīng chǔ le.
    The shouting in the distance became clearer and clearer.

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.

喊hǎnshout
声shēngsound

喊 is a shout and 声 is the sound it produces.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
咸
咸xián喊hǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

喊 puts 口 (mouth) beside 咸, showing a mouth action and using 咸 for the sound.

Open 喊 →

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.

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.

Open 声 →
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Communication & Speech

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