哼 meaning in English

hēng

to groan; to snort

HSK 7-9verb10 strokes

Meaning of 哼

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hēng
  1. to groan
  2. to snort
  3. to hum
  4. to croon
  5. humph!
hng
  1. interjection expressing dissatisfaction or suspicion

哼 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

哼hēng,我wǒ就jiù知zhī道dào事shì情qíng会huì变biàn成chéng这zhè样yàng。
Hmph, I just knew things would turn out this way.
她tā哼hēng着zhe四sì拍pāi子zi的de歌gē。
She hummed a song in four beats.
她tā哼hēng着zhe四sì四sì拍pāi的de歌gē。
She hummed a song in four-four time.

Stroke order for each character

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哼 hēng · to groan · 10 strokes

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Questions about 哼

What does 哼 mean?

哼 (hēng) means "to groan; to snort" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 哼?

哼 is made of 1 character: 哼 (10 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 哼 an HSK word?

Yes. 哼 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.