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哼 hēng

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哼 hēng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hēng | heng1
English translation
to groan
to snort
to hum
to croon
humph!
to hum; to sing softly; to moan, to groan

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About 哼 hēng

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HSK level

6

Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

哼 hēng

Contains the radical

口 kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of 哼 hēng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰口亨

Semantic compound

口 kǒu

Phonetic compound

亨 hēng

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Example sentences using 哼 hēng

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他 tā 眼睛 yǎnjing 眯成一条缝 féng ,嘴巴 zuǐ ba 微微 wēi wēi 咧开,不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán 地 de 轻轻 qīng qīng “ 哼 hēng ” 了 le 一声 yī shēng .

His eyes narrowed and his mouth widened slightly with the ghost of a superior " Hm! "

诺尔玛 mǎ 看 kān 着 zhāo 包裹 bāoguǒ ,轻柔 qīng róu 地 de 哼 hēng 起 qǐ 了 le 口哨 kǒu shào .

Norma looked at the parcel and whistled softly through her teeth.

演员 yǎnyuán 不出声地哼 hēng 着 zhāo 那 Nā 首 shǒu 已经 yǐjīng 事先 shìxiān 录 Lù 好 hǎo 音 yīn 的 de 歌曲 gē qǔ .

The actor mouthed the words of the recorded song.

他 tā 总是 zǒngshì 哼 hēng 儿哈儿的 de ,就是 jiù shì 不 bù 说 shuì 句 gōu 痛快 tòngkuài 话 huà .

He hemmed and hawed but wouldn't say anything definite.

母亲 mǔqīn 正 zhēng 对 duì 着 zhāo 婴儿 yīngér 哼 hēng 着 zhāo 摇篮曲 yáo lán qǔ .

The mother was crooning a lullaby to her baby.

Words with 哼 hēng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
哼 hēng to groan哼 hēng
哼唱 hēng chàng to hum哼唱 hēng chàng
哼唧 hēng ji whisper哼唧 hēng ji
哼声 hēng shēng hum哼聲
哼哼唧唧 hēng hēng jī jī whining哼哼唧唧 hēng hēng jī jī
气哼哼 qì hēng hēng enraged氣哼哼
哼哧 hēng chī to puff hard (e.g. after running)哼哧 hēng chī

哼 hēng Decomposition & Compounds

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哼 hēng Decomposition

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