hōng​xiǎng

roar

hōng rumble Simplified

Simplified form of . Depicts the sound made by many vehicles (). The meaning later shifted to "rumble".

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
Simplified component
yòu again

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Simplified component
yòu again

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

xiǎng make sound Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
xiàng toward

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

hōng rumble Traditional

Depicts the sound made by many vehicles (). The meaning later shifted to "rumble".

Components

Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle
Meaning component
chē cart, vehicle

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰʷreːŋ
qʰʷreːŋs
Unicodexuəng

說文解字

《說文》:“轟,羣車聲也。从三車。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

xiǎng make sound Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Sound component
xiāng hometown
Meaning component
yīn sound

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartxjangXqʰaŋʔ echo

說文解字

聲也。从音鄉聲。

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica