哼 hēng
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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) -
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) -
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
- 哼儿哈儿(哼兒哈兒) to hem and haw
- 嗯哼 uh-huh
- 哼声(哼聲) hum
- 气哼哼(氣哼哼) enraged; furious; livid
- 哼哧 to puff hard (e.g. after running)
- 哼哼唧唧 whining; groaning; muttering
- 哼唧 whisper
- 哼唱 to hum; to croon
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 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
- 第五十六回 Chapter 56 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 2
- 第十八回 Chapter 18 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 2
- 第七十七回 Chapter 77 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 2
- 第四十一回 Chapter 41 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 2