鬨 meaning and stroke order
Boisterous; clamor, noise
How to write 鬨, stroke by stroke
16 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 鬨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- tumult
- uproar
- commotion
- disturbance
How 鬨 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Struggle.
鬥 gives the meaning and 共 hints at the sound.
Radical: 鬥 (to struggle), shared by 6 characters on this site.
How to remember 鬨
Picture a fight 鬥 (dòu) breaking out, and everyone 共 (gòng) joining in together. A brawl where all join in turns into a loud uproar, and 共 also hints at the sound hòng.
鬨 is the traditional form used in words about crowd noise and commotion. Today it mostly appears as 哄 in mainland writing, especially in 起哄 (qǐhòng), to stir up trouble or jeer as a group. Example: 大家別起鬨。(Dàjiā bié qǐhòng.) Everyone, stop making a racket.
Common mistake: Learners often read it as gòng because of the 共 part, but the correct reading is fourth tone hòng. Also do not confuse the outer 鬥 (fight) with 門 (door); 鬥 has vertical marks inside the top, not two door panels.
Common words with 鬨
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 起鬨 | qǐhòng | to heckle; rowdy jeering |
Questions about 鬨
How many strokes are in 鬨?
鬨 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鬨 mean?
鬨 (hòng) means boisterous; clamor, noise. A common word with it is 起哄 (qǐhòng), meaning "to heckle; rowdy jeering".
How do you pronounce 鬨?
鬨 is pronounced hòng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 鬨?
The radical of 鬨 is 鬥, which carries the idea of "to struggle". Dictionaries list 鬨 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鬨?
鬨 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 哄, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 鬨 and 哄?
In the sense of uproar or clamor, 鬨 and 哄 (hòng) are used for the same word, and simplified Chinese writes it as 哄. Note that 哄 has other readings too, like hǒng (to coax) and hōng (roaring laughter), which 鬨 does not cover.
Is 鬨 common in everyday writing?
Not very. You will mainly see it in traditional Chinese texts, often in 起鬨 or 鬨堂大笑 style phrases about a whole room bursting into noise.