哐啷 (kuānglāng): clang

Meanings

1 clang
2 clatter
3 bang
4 crash
5 clank

Characters

哐

kuāng

(onomatopoeia — clang)

啷

lāng

(onomatopoeia — clatter)

Examples

盘子哐啷一声掉在地上摔碎了。

Pánzi kuānglāng yì shēng diào zài dì shàng shuāi suì le.

The plate fell to the floor with a clatter and shattered.

门哐啷关上了。

Mén kuānglāng guānshàng le.

The door slammed shut with a bang.

Tips

memory

Both characters use the 口 'mouth' radical — a giveaway that the word is pure sound. Compare with 咣当 (guāngdāng), 叮当 (dīngdāng) — Chinese has a small zoo of metallic-clatter onomatopoeia, all 口-marked.

Stroke Order

哐 kuāng

啷 lāng

Related Words

哐当 kuāngdāng

(onom.) clang / clatter / clank (of metal, doors, heavy objects)

哐 kuāng #33,138

(onomatopoeia) clang / crash / bang (sound of metal striking, door slamming)

坠机 zhuìjī #8,982

plane crash; air crash / to crash (of an aircraft)

咣当 guāngdāng #44,874

crash! / bang! / clang (sound of heavy metal object)

棒棒鸡 bàngbàngjī

bang bang chicken / Sichuan-style shredded poached chicken in spicy sesame sauce

崩盘 bēngpán

to crash (of a market) / to collapse / market crash

砰 pēng #5,221

bang; boom (onomatopoeia) / sound of a loud impact or explosion

坠毁 zhuìhuǐ #7,249

to crash (of an aircraft); to fall and be destroyed

突击 tūjī HSK 7 #7,287

to assault; to make a sudden attack / to do a crash effort (e.g., cram for an exam)

咔嗒 kādā

click / clatter / clack (onomatopoeia)