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哄

hōng · hong/hǒng · hong/hòng · hong

Traditional 鬨 / 閧

Meaning

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hōng 哄

  1. roar of laughter (onom.)
  2. hubbub
  3. to roar (as a crowd)

hǒng 哄

  1. to deceive
  2. to coax
  3. to amuse (a child)

hòng 鬨

  1. tumult
  2. uproar
  3. commotion
  4. disturbance

hòng 閧

  1. variant of 鬨 / 哄 (hòng)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)试(shì)着(zhe)哄(hǒng)他(tā)老(lǎo)婆(pó)开(kāi)心(xīn)，但(dàn)他(tā)没(méi)做(zuò)到(dào)。

He tried to cheer up his wife, but wasn't able to.

Tatoeba: Chinese by anndiana · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

妈(mā)妈(ma)轻(qīng)轻(qīng)哄(hǒng)着(zhe)哭(kū)闹(nào)的(de)宝(bǎo)宝(bao)睡(shuì)觉(jiào)。

Mom gently coaxed the crying baby to sleep.

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