哼
·hng
to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph!
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,282 U+54FC
How 哼 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 亨 (phonetic, hēng)
How to remember it
hum · Heisig RSH #1639
口 mouth + 亨 go smoothly
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 亨
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 亨 (hēng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 亨 sound component | hēng | prospering, going smoothly |
| 烹 | pēng | cooking, cuisine; stir-fry |
Words containing 哼
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哼儿哈儿 | hēng r hā r | to hem and haw (loanword) |
| 哼声 | hēng shēng | hum |
| 哼唱 | hēng chàng | to hum; to croon |
| 气哼哼 | qì hēng hēng | enraged; furious; livid |
| 哼唧 | hēng ji | whisper |
| 哼哼唧唧 | hēng hēng jī jī | whining; groaning; muttering |
| 哼哧 | hēng chī | to puff hard (e.g. after running) |
| 嗯哼 | en hēng | uh-huh |