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Chinese symbol for “loudly”

轰然
hōng rán
Traditional: 轟然
loudly; with a loud bang; a loud rumble

The closest CC-CEDICT match for loudly is 轰然 (hōng rán), defined as: loudly; with a loud bang; a loud rumble.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

轰 hōng
rumble, explosion, blast
radical 159 ⾞ · 8 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “loudly”

WordPinyinMeaning
大声 (大聲)dà shēngloud voice; in a loud voice
纵声 (縱聲)zòng shēngloudly; in a loud voice
高声 (高聲)gāo shēngaloud; loud

Related words

Other words that share a character with 轰然.

WordPinyinMeaning
轰炸 (轟炸)hōng zhàto bomb; to bombard; measure word: 波 (bō), 轮 (lún)
轰炸机 (轟炸機)hōng zhà jībomber (aircraft)
轰动 (轟動)hōng dòngto cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place)
炮轰 (炮轟)pào hōngto bombard; to bomb
轰轰烈烈 (轟轟烈烈)hōng hōng liè lièstrong; vigorous
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
当然 (當然)dāng ránonly natural; as it should be

See also: Japanese symbol for “loudly”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.