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轰

hōng

to boom; to rumble; to roar

A dark train thunders over a stone bridge as a bird flies off
Memory picture

Character

轰 hōng

Strokes
8
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
Made of
车 cart, vehicle 双 pair, couple
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 雷声在山谷间轰了许久,连监测站的玻璃都微微震动。 Léishēng zài shāngǔ jiān hōng le xǔjiǔ, lián jiāncè zhàn de bōli dōu wēiwēi zhèndòng. Thunder rumbled through the valley for a long time, and even the glass at the monitoring station trembled slightly.
  • 远处传来轰的一声,窗户都震了一下。 Yuǎnchù chuánlái hōng de yì shēng, chuānghu dōu zhèn le yíxià. A boom came from far off and even the windows shook.
  • 一列火车轰地从桥上开过去。 Yí liè huǒchē hōng de cóng qiáo shang kāi guòqu. A train rumbled across the bridge.

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