Hanzi
Traditional
響
Simplified
响

echo/sound/noise/to make a sound/to sound/to ring/loud/classifier for noises

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

xiǎng

Bopomofo

ㄒㄧㄤˇ

Jyutping

hoeng2

Example sentences

影響 / 影响 yǐngxiǎng
環境污染對人類健康有嚴重的影響。
环境污染对人类健康有严重的影响。

Environmental pollution has a serious impact on human health.

不足 bùzú
睡眠不足會影響健康。
睡眠不足会影响健康。

Insufficient sleep affects health.

影響力 / 影响力 yǐngxiǎnglì
他的演講對年輕人有很大的影響力。
他的演讲对年轻人有很大的影响力。

His speech had a great influence on young people.

集團 / 集团 jítuán
這個集團在國際市場上非常有影響力。
这个集团在国际市场上非常有影响力。

This group is very influential in the international market.

響 / 响 xiǎng
你的手機響了。
你的手机响了。

Your mobile phone rang.

噹 / 当 dāng
鈴聲噹噹響。
铃声当当响。

The bell is ringing clang clang.

聲響 / 声响 shēngxiǎng
窗外突然傳來奇怪的聲響，大家都停下來聽。
窗外突然传来奇怪的声响，大家都停下来听。

A strange sound suddenly came from outside the window, and everyone stopped to listen.

音響 / 音响 yīnxiǎng
這套音響設備的音質非常出色。
这套音响设备的音质非常出色。

The sound quality of this audio system is very excellent.

舞廳 / 舞厅 wǔtīng
那家舞廳的音響效果非常好。
那家舞厅的音响效果非常好。

The sound effects of that dance hall are very good.

Example Vocabulary

影響

ying3'xiang3

influence; effect; to affect

影響力

ying3'xiang3'li4

influence; impact

響

xiang3

to make a sound; to ring; loud

交響

交響曲

jiao1'xiang3'qu3

敲響

聲響

sheng1'xiang3

sound; noise; audible movement

音響

yin1'xiang3

acoustics; sound; audio system

一聲不響

yi1'sheng1'bu4'xiang3

不同凡響

bu4'tong2'fan2'xiang3

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