哼 hēng to hum, snort

HSK 6 — the top of the six old levels: 2,500 new words, 5,000 in all. You read and discuss almost anything. In HSK 3.0, 哼 is in band 7–9. HSK 6 explained

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Here's中哼。

It means to hum. Your dad is stirring soup in the kitchen, humming a tune. You ask what song it is, and he says he's just humming. Say it with me.

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Stroke order

哼 is written in 10 strokes.

哼 — the Chinese character for to hum, snort (hēng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 哼 — to hum, snort

Senses

to groan
to snort
to hum
to croon
humph!

Related words

Where 哼 lives

HSK 6 list Practise HSK 3.0 · band 7–9 Practise Topic: Feelings Practise Topic: Communication Practise

哼 is pronounced hēng and means “to hum, snort”.