鼾声 (hān shēng) — sound of snoring | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sound of snoring

Measure word · 阵

Examples

鼾声。
Tā shuì jiào shí hān shēng hěn dà.
He snores loudly when he sleeps.
鼾声。
Gé bì fáng jiān chuán lái yí zhèn hān shēng.
A burst of snoring came from the next room.
鼾声。
Wǒ bèi tā de hān shēng chǎo xǐng le.
I was woken up by his snoring.

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.

鼾hānsnoring

鼾 (snoring) + 声 (sound) names the noise made while snoring.

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.

鼻干鼾

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

干

干gān鼾hān

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

鼾 pairs 鼻 (nose) with 干, which supplies the sound.

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

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.

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