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巨响 (jù xiǎng) — loud sound

Definition

A very loud, booming sound (explosions, crashes, thunder). 巨 emphasizes the scale/shock of the sound, stronger than ordinary 响 or 大声.

noun
loud sound
Measure word · 声

Examples

  • 巨响，。
    Tū rán yī shēng jù xiǎng, dà jiā dōu xià le yí tiào.
    Suddenly a loud sound, everyone was startled.
  • 巨响，。
    Yuǎn chù chuán lái jù dà de jù xiǎng, xiàng shì bào zhà shēng.
    From a distance came a huge loud sound, like an explosion.
  • ，巨响。
    Zài ān jìng de tú shū guǎn lǐ, yī shēng jù xiǎng ràng rén men dōu tái qǐ le tóu.
    In the quiet library, a loud sound made everyone look up.

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.

巨jùhuge
响xiǎngsound

巨 says the sound is huge, and 响 names the sound, giving a loud noise.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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 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.

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