铿 (kēng): (in 铿锵) clanging; ringing; reso…

Meanings

1 (in 铿锵) clanging; ringing; resonant and forceful

Characters

铿

kēng

(in 铿锵) clanging; resonant

Examples

他发表了一番铿锵有力的讲话。

Tā fābiǎo le yì fān kēng qiāng yǒulì de jiǎnghuà.

He delivered a forceful, ringing speech.

鼓声铿锵，振奋人心。

Gǔshēng kēng qiāng, zhènfèn rénxīn.

The drumbeat was resonant and stirred the crowd.

Tips

usage

Imitates a clanging metal sound. It is almost always used in 铿锵 ('resonant and forceful'), often as 铿锵有力 to describe powerful, ringing speech or music.

Components

radical

钅 jīn

metal; gold (radical form)

The metal radical, the left form of 金. The clang it names is the sound of striking metal, fitting alongside its partner 锵.

phonetic

坚 jiān

hard; firm; phonetic

Hard, supplying the sound; jiān shifts to kēng. Its 'hard, solid' sense loosely suits the hard ring of struck metal.

Stroke Order

铿 kēng

Related Words

铿锵有力 kēngqiāng-yǒulì #51,411

ringing and forceful (of speech or writing) / resonant and powerful / sonorous and firm

响冷冷 xiǎnglěnglěng

crisp and ringing (of a sound); clear and resonant

有力 yǒulì HSK 5 #5,198

powerful; forceful; vigorous / strong; compelling (argument, evidence)

掷地有声 zhìdì-yǒushēng #58,921

thrown on the ground it makes a sound (idiom) / (of words) forceful and resonant / weighty and memorable

劲 jìng #2,887

stalwart; sturdy / strong; powerful; vigorous / (of wind, growth, momentum) robust; forceful

强硬 qiángyìng HSK 7-9 #5,824

tough; hard-line; unyielding / forceful; strong-arm

强势 qiángshì HSK 6 #7,354

strong; powerful; dominant / forceful; assertive

强力 qiánglì #7,981

powerful; forceful; strong / brute force; great strength

油葫芦 yóuhúlu

field cricket (Teleogryllus emma and related species) / large dark-brown cricket known for its loud, resonant chirp

玎珰响 dīngdāngxiǎng

to have a ringing reputation / to be famous and well-known / literally 'to ring out clear as a bell'