哄 (hōng): roar of laughter (onom.), hubbub, to roar (as a crowd)
哄 (hōng) is a Chinese character meaning “roar of laughter (onom.).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 共 (phonetic). It ranks #2427 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 哄 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- roar of laughter (onom.)
- hubbub
- to roar (as a crowd)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哄骗verb | hǒng piàn | to deceive |
| 起哄verb | qǐ hòng | to heckle |
| 乱哄哄adjective | luàn hōng hōng | noisy and in disarray |
| 闹哄哄adjective | nào hōng hōng | clamorous |
| 哄堂大笑phrase | hōng táng dà xiào | the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom) |
| 哄抬verb | hōng tái | to artificially inflate |
| 哄抢 | hōng qiǎng | to panic buy |
| 哄动verb | hōng dòng | variant of 轟動|轰动 |
| 哄笑verb | hōng xiào | to roar with laughter |
| 蒙哄 | méng hǒng | to deceive |
| 哄动一时 | hōng dòng yī shí | variant of 轟動一時|轰动一时 |
| 一哄而起phrase | yī hōng ér qǐ | (of a group of people) to rush into action |
| 一哄而散phrase | yī hōng ér sàn | to disperse in confusion (idiom) |
| 连哄带骗 | lián hǒng dài piàn | to cajole |
| 哄然 | hōng rán | boisterous |
哄 appears in 23 compound words: 48 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 哄 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
妈妈哄着哭闹的婴儿，轻声唱着摇篮曲。
Māma hōngzhe kū nào de yīng'ér, qīngshēng chàngzhe yáolánqǔ.
The mother coaxed the crying baby, softly singing a lullaby.
中国运动摄影市场起内哄 大疆起诉影石、双方升级专利战
zhōng guó yùn dòng shè yǐng shì chǎng qǐ nèi hōng dà jiāng qǐ sù yǐng shí , shuāng fāng shēng jí zhuān lì zhàn
In-house Rivalry Erupts in China's Sports Photography Market; DJI Sues Yingshi as Patent War Escalates
...眠 #科普 #涨知识 #京东官宣打造智能哄睡师 #世界睡眠日
. . . mián kē pǔ zhǎng zhī shí jīng dōng guān xuān dǎ zào zhì néng hōng shuì shī shì jiè shuì mián rì
...Sleep #Science #FunFacts #JD.comAnnouncesSmartSleepAssistant #WorldSleepDay
...》火箭后悔交易?杜兰特“小帐争议”引爆内哄
. . . huǒ jiàn hòu huǐ jiāo yì ? dù lán tè xiǎo zhàng zhēng yì yǐn bào nèi hōng
...》Are the Rockets regretting the trade? Durant’s “pay dispute” sparks internal strife
长沙皮衣女当街为搭讪男口交 数百人围观起哄 警察来了
cháng shā pí yī nǚ dāng jiē wéi dā 讪 nán kǒu jiāo shǔ bǎi rén wéi guàn qǐ hōng jǐng chá lái le
Woman in Leather Jacket in Changsha Performs Oral Sex on a Man Who Hit on Her in Public; Hundreds Gather to Cheer; Police Arrive
NBA/勇士内哄、格林当和事佬 鹈鹕墨瑞暌违1年多重返球...
yǒng shì nèi hōng gé lín dāng hé shì 佬 鹈 鹕 mò ruì 暌 wéi nián duō chóng fǎn qiú . . .
NBA/Warriors coaxing, Green as a peacemaker Pelicans Murray returned to the ball after more than 1 year...
他试着哄他老婆开心，但他没做到。
Tā shìzhe hōng tā lǎopó kāixīn, dàn tā méi zuòdào.
He tried to cheer up his wife, but wasn't able to.
汤姆哄玛丽做他的作业。
Tāngmǔ hōng Mǎlì zuò tā de zuòyè.
Tom tricked Mary into doing his work for him.
这条新闻哄动了世界。
Zhè tiáo xīnwén hōngdòng le shìjiè.
This news shocked the world.
男孩儿们闹哄哄的。
Nánháir men nàohōnghōng de.
The boys are noisy.
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