响

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

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 向 sound ( xiàng )

Components 口向

echo · Heisig RSH #189

向 orientation + 口 mouth

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不声不响	bù shēng bù xiǎng	(idiom) wordless; silent; taciturn; without speaking
一声不响	yī shēng bù xiǎng	to keep totally silent; noiselessly
响水县	Xiǎng shuǐ Xiàn	Xiangshui, a county in Yancheng City 鹽城市\|盐城市[Yan2 cheng2 Shi4], Jiangsu
打响名号	dǎ xiǎng míng hào	to become well-known
响应时间	xiǎng yìng shí jiān	response time
组合音响	zǔ hé yīn xiǎng	hi-fi system; stereo sound system; abbr. to 音響\|音响[yin1 xiang3]
音响组合	yīn xiǎng zǔ hé	stereo system
交响乐团	jiāo xiǎng yuè tuán	symphony orchestra
交响乐	jiāo xiǎng yuè	symphony
影响层面	yǐng xiǎng céng miàn	impact; effect
打响指	dǎ xiǎng zhǐ	to snap one's fingers
交响金属	jiāo xiǎng jīn shǔ	symphonic metal (pop music); heavy metal with symphonic pretensions
打响鼻儿	dǎ xiǎng bí r	(of a horse etc) to snort
交响乐队	jiāo xiǎng yuè duì	symphony orchestra
有影响	yǒu yǐng xiǎng	influential
一炮打响	yī pào dǎ xiǎng	(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try
影响面	yǐng xiǎng miàn	reach of influence; affected area
影响力	yǐng xiǎng lì	influence; impact
响当当	xiǎng dāng dāng	resounding; loud; well known; famous
交响曲	jiāo xiǎng qǔ	symphony

Characters sharing the sound component 向 — compare how they read.