哄 (hung3 hung6 | hong1 hong3) : whoop; deceive; coax

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哄

hung3 hung6

hong1 hong3

[粵] hung3 hung6 [國] hong1
whoop; shriek; uproarious noise or laughter

[粵] hung3 hung6 [國] hong3
[1] deceive; fool; cheat
[2] coax; humour; handle

(1) Jyutping hung6 is the standard reading; hung3, the variant. However, the variant hung3 is more commonly used.
(2) While being a traditional character, 哄 is also a simplified version of 鬨 with different meanings.

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

哄

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Nov 2009 03:30

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一哄而散 jat1 hung6 ji4 saan3 yi1 hong1 er2 san4 = (idiom) disperse in confusion

起哄 hei2 hung6 = a crowd jeer together; kick up a row

鬧哄哄 naau6 hung6 hung6 = crowded

哄抬物價 hung6 toi4 mat6 gaa3 hong3 tai2 wu4 jia4 = forcing up the price

哄誘 hung6 jau5 = blandishment

哄騙 hung6 pin3 hong3 pian4 = cheat; hoodwink; spoof

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Decimal representation of this word: 哄
Unicode code for this character: U+54c4 (off-site link)

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