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回荡 (huí dàng) — to resound; to reverberate; to echo

Definition

回荡 (huí dàng) means a sound or feeling echoing and lingering in a large space or in the mind — often used figuratively for memories or emotions that keep resonating. Pairs with 在…中 to mark the place (山谷中, 心中).

verb
to resoundto reverberateto echo

Examples

  • 回荡。
    Huí shēng zài shān gǔ zhōng huí dàng.
    The echo resounds in the valley.
  • 回荡。
    Nà shǒu gē de míng zì yì zhí zài wǒ xīn zhōng huí dàng.
    The name of that song keeps echoing in my heart.
  • 。
    Hái zi men de xiào shēng zài cāo chǎng shàng huí dàng.
    The children's laughter resounds on the playground.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

回huíecho
荡dàngripple

回 carries the sense of echo, and 荡 that of rippling, together describing sound spreading and swaying.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

回 comes from a drawing of a spiral, showing something turning around.

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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 蕩; 荡 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 荡 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words it is 蕩; in others it is 盪.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
湯
湯tāng蕩dàng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

About the traditional form 蕩: it is made of 艹 (grass, written fully as 艸) and 湯, which gives the sound. The simplified 荡 is only a later shorthand.

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