How is 响 pronounced?

响 is pronounced “xiǎng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 响?

响 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 响?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 响 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4verbadjective

响

Traditional: 響

xiǎng

响 (xiǎng) means “echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character (traditional 響) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

电话响了。

Diànhuà xiǎng le.

The phone rang.

Words containing 响

影响yǐng xiǎnginfluence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb 响亮xiǎng liàngloud and clear; resounding 响应xiǎng yìngto respond to; answer; CL:個|个[ge4]音响yīn xiǎngsound; acoustics; audio; hi-fi system; stereo sound system (abbr. for 組合音響|组合音响[zu3 he2 yin1 xiang3])影响力yǐng xiǎng lìinfluence; impact 反响fǎn xiǎngrepercussions; reaction; echo 响声xiǎng shēngnoise

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Frequently asked questions

What does 响 mean?: 响 (xiǎng) means “echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 响 pronounced?: 响 is pronounced “xiǎng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 响?: 响 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 响?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 响 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27