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哼
hēng
1. to groan
2. to snort
3. to hum
4. to croon
5. humph!
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

哼
hēng
to hum; to sing softly; to moan, to groan
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (9)

哼哧
hēngchī
to puff hard (e.g. after running)
哼唧
hēngji
whisper
哼唱
hēngchàng
to hum
哼声
hēngshēng
hum
嗯哼
enhēng
uh-huh
作哼声
zuòhēngshēng
snort
气哼哼
qìhēnghēng
enraged
哼儿哈儿
hēngrhār
to hem and haw (loanword)
哼哼唧唧
hēnghēngjījī
whining

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,965
Word Frequency Rank
3,277 of 84,292