轰鸣声 (hōng míng shēng) — loud roaring sound; thunderous noise

Definition

A noun for a loud, rumbling, thunderous sound — stronger and more prolonged than a simple 响 or 声. Often used for engines, thunder, or explosions.

noun

loud roaring soundthunderous noise

轰鸣声。
Yuǎn chù de hōng míng shēng yuè lái yuè jìn le.
The loud roaring sound in the distance is getting closer.
轰鸣声。
Fēi jī qǐ fēi shí fā chū jù dà de hōng míng shēng.
The plane makes a huge thunderous noise when it takes off.
，轰鸣声。
Léi shēng guò hòu, hōng míng shēng chí xù le hǎo yí huì r.
After the thunder, the roaring sound continued for a while.

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.

轰鸣roar

轰hōngbang/loud sound鸣míngsound/cry

联合Side by side

“轰鸣” gives a roaring sound and “声” names a sound, so the word means a loud roar.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 轟; 轰 is its simplified writing.

車車車轟

The traditional form 轟 puts three 車 (cart) together; 轰 is a simplified shorthand.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鳴; 鸣 is its simplified writing.

口鳥鳴

The traditional form 鳴 combines 口 (mouth) and 鳥 (bird) to show a bird crying.

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

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.