• 2508th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 18 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. hōng (hong1)roar of laughter (onomatopoeia) • hubbub • to roar (as a crowd)
2. hǒng (hong3)to deceive • to coax • to amuse (a child)
3. hòng (hong4)tumult • uproar • commotion • disturbance

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for hōng (hong1)The component is pronounced as 'gòng' (gong4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for hǒng (hong3)The component is pronounced as 'gòng' (gong4). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for hòng (hong4)The component is pronounced as 'gòng' (gong4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

起哄 (起鬨)

Uncommon

哄堂大笑 
哄抬 
哄抢 (哄搶)
哄然 
哄笑 
哄骗 (哄騙)
闹哄哄 (鬧哄哄)

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  • 346th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 106 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiào (xiao4)laugh • smile • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

微笑 
搞笑 
笑容 
笑话 (笑話)

Uncommon

偷笑 
傻笑 
冷笑 
可笑 
哈哈大笑 
嘲笑 
大笑 
好笑 
欢笑 (歡笑)
爆笑 
玩笑 
笑声 (笑聲)
笑脸 (笑臉)
笑谈 (笑談)
开玩笑 (開玩笑)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.