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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- hong1
- English meanings
- roar of laughter (onom.), hubbub, to roar (as a crowd), to deceive, to coax, to amuse (a child), tumult, uproar, commotion, disturbance
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 共.
Meaning & sound clues
口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.
共 is identified as the sound component (gòng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 哄.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
grand; vast
great; promote
flood
bake; dry
red
rainbow
bang
Example sentences
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Related words
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