哄 meaning and stroke order
Roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)
How to write 哄, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 哄
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- roar of laughter (onom.)
- hubbub
- to roar (as a crowd)
- to deceive
- to coax
- to amuse (a child)
- tumult
- uproar
- commotion
- disturbance
- variant of 鬨|哄[hong4]
How 哄 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 共 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 哄
哄 combines a mouth 口 with 共 (gòng, together), which also hints at the sound. Picture many mouths making noise together, a crowd roaring, or one sweet mouth talking someone into something.
The reading changes with the meaning: hōng for crowd noise, hǒng for coaxing or fooling someone, and hòng for an uproar. In daily life hǒng is very common for calming a child or soothing a partner. 妈妈在哄孩子睡觉。(Māma zài hǒng háizi shuìjiào.) Mom is coaxing the child to sleep.
Common mistake: Learners often read every 哄 as hōng, but 哄骗 is hǒngpiàn and 起哄 is qǐhòng, so check the word before choosing the tone. Do not confuse it with 烘 (hōng, to bake or dry by fire), which has 火 instead of 口.
Common words with 哄
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
哄 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 哄
How many strokes are in 哄?
哄 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 哄 mean?
哄 (hōng) means roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd). A common word with it is 哄堂大笑 (hōngtáng-dàxiào), meaning "the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)".
How do you pronounce 哄?
哄 is pronounced hōng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 哄?
The radical of 哄 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 哄 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 哄?
The traditional form of 哄 is 閧 and 鬨. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 哄 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 哄 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 哄 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Does 哄 always mean deceiving someone in a bad way?
No. 哄 (hǒng) often has a warm meaning, like soothing a crying baby or cheering up an upset girlfriend, as in 哄她开心 (hǒng tā kāixīn). The negative sense of cheating usually appears in words like 哄骗 (hǒngpiàn).
What does 起哄 mean in a social situation?
起哄 (qǐhòng) means a group starts jeering or making a playful fuss, for example teasing two friends to kiss at a party. It can be friendly teasing or rowdy heckling depending on context.