铿锵 (kēng qiāng) — (onomatopoeia) clanging, ringing, resonant (of metal or a strong voice)

Definition

Onomatopoeia for the ringing, resonant clang of metal or a powerful voice. Often appears in set phrases like 铿锵有力 ('forceful and resonant').

onomatopoeia
clangingringingresonant (of metal or a strong voice)

Examples

  • 铿锵。
    Yuǎn chù chuán lái kēng qiāng de luó gǔ shēng.
    The clanging sound of gongs and drums came from afar.
  • ,。
    Tā de fā yán kēng qiāng yǒu lì, yíng dé le zhǎng shēng.
    His speech was forceful and resonant, winning applause.
  • 铿锵。
    Shì bīng men mài zhe kēng qiāng de bù fá zǒu guò guǎng chǎng.
    The soldiers marched across the square with clanging footsteps.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
拟声nǐshēngOnomatopoeia

The characters imitate a sound; their individual meanings play no part.

锵qiāng

铿 and 锵 together imitate a ringing, clanging sound and do not carry separate meanings.

Sound-only characters

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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