• 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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  • 55th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.26% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 266 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. rán (ran2)correct • right • so • thus • like this • -ly

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for rán (ran2)The component is pronounced as 'rán' (ran2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

依然 
居然 
果然 
然后 (然後)
突然 
竟然 
自然 
虽然 (雖然)

Uncommon

不然 
仍然 
偶然 
坦然 
大自然 
天然 
已然 
必然 
忽然 
悄然 
既然 
淡然 
然而 
理所当然 (理所當然)
当然 (當然)
突然间 (突然間)
茫然 
释然 (釋然)
顺其自然 (順其自然)
显然 (顯然)

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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.