Chinese symbol for “thump”
嘣
bēng
(onom.) thump; boom; bang
The closest CC-CEDICT match for thump is 嘣 (bēng), defined as: (onom.) thump; boom; bang.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “thump”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 咯噔 | gē dēng | (onom.) thump; clunk (e.g. of footsteps or impact); (fig.) a sudden emotional jolt; heart skipping a beat |
| 砰 | pēng | (onom.) bang; thump |
| 嗵 | tōng | (onom.) thump; thud |
| 捶 | chuí | to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound |
| 捶打 | chuí dǎ | to beat; to pound; to thump |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 嘣.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 噶嘣 | gá bēng | (onom.) kaboom |
See also: Japanese symbol for “thump”.
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.