锵

鏘

qiāng

adjective

Meanings

HSK 7-9

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.

HSK 7-9

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