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哄

3 readings · tap one to hear it

to deceive; to coax; to amuse (a child)

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
9
Radical
口 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
哄
Common rank
#2,073
Unicode
U+54C4

Sound it out + = · + = · + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 哄 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 共 sound ( gòng )

Components 口 共

How to remember it

fool · Heisig RSH #2762

口 mouth + 共 together

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 哄

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
哄动一时 hōng dòng yī shí variant of 轟動一時|轰动一时[hong1 dong4 yi1 shi2]
一哄而起 yī hōng ér qǐ (of a group of people) to rush into action
一哄而散 yī hōng ér sàn to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一哄而散 yī hòng ér sàn see 一哄而散[yi1 hong1 er2 san4]
哄堂大笑 hōng táng dà xiào the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
哄动 hōng dòng variant of 轟動|轰动[hong1 dong4]
打哄 dǎ hǒng to fool around; to kid around
连哄带骗 lián hǒng dài piàn to cajole; to sweet talk sb into doing sth
哄然 hōng rán boisterous; uproarious
内哄 nèi hòng variant of 內訌|内讧[nei4 hong4]
起哄 qǐ hòng to heckle; rowdy jeering; to create a disturbance
蒙哄 méng hǒng to deceive; to cheat
哄笑 hōng xiào to roar with laughter; hoots of laughter; guffaw
乱哄哄 luàn hōng hōng noisy and in disarray; in an uproar
闹哄哄 nào hōng hōng clamorous; noisy; sensational; very exciting
哄抢 hōng qiǎng to panic buy; to loot
哄劝 hǒng quàn to coax
哄骗 hǒng piàn to deceive; to cheat
欺哄 qī hǒng to dupe; to deceive
哄诱 hǒng yòu to coax; to induce

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 共 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
共 sound part gòng all, total; together; to share
拱 gǒng to salute, to bow; arched; arch
恭 gōng polite, respectful, reverent
粪 fèn manure, dung; shit, excrement
烘 hōng to bake, to roast; to dry by the fire
珙 gǒng precious stone; a county in Sichuan
蕻 hòng budding, flourishing
龚 gōng to give, to present; reverential
栱 gǒng stake, post; pillar; peg
輂 jú horse-drawn carriage
衖 xiàng alley, lane