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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)

哼唱
hēngchàng
to hum
嗯哼
enhēng
uh-huh
哼哧
hēngchī
to puff hard (e.g. after running)
哼声
hēngshēng
hum
哼唧
hēngji
whisper
气哼哼
qìhēnghēng
enraged
作哼声
zuòhēngshēng
snort
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