哼 hēng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 亨 prospering, going smoothly
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
哼
hēng
to hum; to snort
Character
Example phrases
- 他听完解释只是冷冷地哼了一声，并没有继续争辩。 Tā tīng wán jiěshì zhǐshì lěnglěng de hēng le yì shēng, bìng méiyǒu jìxù zhēngbiàn. After hearing the explanation, he merely gave a cold snort and did not continue arguing.
- 她一边洗碗，一边轻轻哼着歌。 Tā yìbiān xǐ wǎn, yìbiān qīngqīng hēng zhe gē. She hummed a song softly as she washed the dishes.
- 爸爸看了一眼成绩单，哼了一声，没说话。 Bàba kàn le yì yǎn chéngjìdān, hēng le yì shēng, méi shuōhuà. Dad glanced at the report card, snorted, and said nothing.
Related words
- 呼唤 hūhuàn to call; to summon
- 吼 hǒu to roar; to shout
- 发誓 fāshì to swear; to vow
- 哄 hǒng to coax; to deceive
- 畅谈 chàngtán to talk freely; to have an open discussion
- 敦促 dūncù to urge; to press
- 感叹 gǎntàn to sigh; to exclaim with feeling
- 督促 dūcù to urge; to supervise
- 恭维 gōngwéi to flatter; to compliment
- 催促 cuīcù to urge; to press; to hasten
- 过奖 guòjiǎng to overpraise; you flatter me
- 叮嘱 dīngzhǔ to urge; to exhort; to give repeated instructions