哼

hēng · heng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to groan
  2. to snort
  3. to hum
  4. to croon
  5. humph!

In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)哼(hēng)着(zhe)四(sì)拍(pāi)子(zi)的(de)歌(gē)。

She hummed a song in four beats.

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02

他(tā)哼(hēng)了(le)一(yì)声(shēng),转(zhuǎn)身(shēn)就(jiù)走(zǒu)了(le)。

He gave a snort and turned away.

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