锵

鏘

qiāng

adjective

Meanings

这首诗的句子铿锵顿挫。

Zhè shǒu shī de jùzi kēng qiāng dùncuò.

The lines of this poem are crisp and ring with rhythm.

她走动时，玉佩锵然作响。

Tā zǒu dòng shí, yùpèi qiāng rán zuòxiǎng.

Pendants of jade clinked softly as she walked.

usage

Imitates a clear ringing sound. It mainly appears in 铿锵 ('resonant and forceful') and reduplicated as 锵锵 for the tinkle of bells or jade.

radical

钅 jīn

metal; gold (radical form)

The metal radical, the left form of 金. The bright ring it names comes from striking metal or jade, partnering its companion 铿.

phonetic

丬 qiáng

split wood (left of phonetic)

The left of the sound element. It heads the phonetic that gives qiāng, the same sound root seen in 将 and 桨.

phonetic

夕 xī

evening (part of phonetic)

Evening, the upper-right piece of the sound element. It works for sound here, not meaning.

phonetic

寸 cùn

inch; hand (part of phonetic)

Inch or hand, closing the sound element at the lower right, completing the phonetic that delivers qiāng.

锵 qiāng