哼 hēng

1. hēng interjection hum
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Interjection
   Notes: Indicates contempt; pinyin also written hng (CC-CEDICT '哼'; Guoyu '哼' interjection; Unihan '哼'; XHZD '哼' hng, p. 276)
2. hēng verb to sing softly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 低聲吟咏 (CC-CEDICT '哼'; Guoyu '哼' v; Unihan '哼'; XHZD '哼' 2, p. 275)
3. hēng particle groan; moan
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '哼'; Guoyu '哼' particle; Unihan '哼'; XHZD '哼' 1, p. 275)

Contained in

• 气哼哼(氣哼哼) enraged; furious; livid
• 嗯哼 uh-huh
• 哼唧 whisper
• 哼哼唧唧 whining; groaning; muttering
• 哼唱 to hum; to croon
• 哼声(哼聲) hum
• 哼哧 to puff hard (e.g. after running)
• 哼儿哈儿(哼兒哈兒) to hem and haw

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• 第五十五回 Chapter 55 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 8
• 第二回 Chapter 28 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 5
• 第五十三回 Chapter 53 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 5
• 第二回 Chapter 47 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 4
• 第八十五回 Chapter 85 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 3
• 第三十九回 Chapter 39 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 3
• 第八十二回 Chapter 82 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 2
• 第三十四回 Chapter 34 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 2
• 第三十三回 Chapter 33 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 2
• 第二回 Chapter 30 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 2