Memory phrase for the character: 哼




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Meaning

to groan, to snort, to hum, to croon, humph!

Pronunciation

hēng

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: prosperous 亨 (Who makes big/high 高 things to accomplish 了 is prosperous.) [了 = The still arm-less 了 child 子 should be completed.]

Mnemonic


 
Out of the mouth 口 below the nose 亠, this mouth 口, comes out 了 a groan.

Radicals

mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
prosperousPerhaps to be understood as a combination of tall/big 高 and finish 了. (了 = The still armless 了 child 子 should be finished.) So if big things are finished, you are prosperous/successful.
lid
past tense identifier
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 Vocabulary

气哼哼 qì hēng hēng  enraged; furious; livid
气哼哼 qì hēng hēng  enraged; furious; livid
哼声 hēng shēng  hum
哼唱 hēng chàng  to hum; to croon
哼哧 hēng chī  to puff hard (e.g. after running)
哼哧 hēng chī  


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