哼 Stroke Order — How to Write 哼

Stroke Order

哼 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

哼 Radical and Character Components

Components:口亨

哼 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 亨 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 7 more strokes

哼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

hēng
hng

Meanings of 哼 in Chinese

hēng哼

To groan or moan softly, often expressing pain or discomfort.

即使摔得很痛，小孩子也没有哼一声。

Even though he had a very painful fall, the child didn't make a single groan.

To hum or croon a tune quietly.

她喜欢一边做饭一边哼着歌。

She likes to hum a tune while cooking.

hng哼

Expressing dissatisfaction or distrust, similar to 'humph' or 'hng'.

哼，你以为我不知道吗？

Humph, do you think I don't know?

Common Words and Phrases with 哼

hēng哼chàng唱

To hum a melody softly.

她喜欢在厨房里边做饭边哼唱着自己喜欢的歌曲。

She likes to hum her favorite songs while cooking in the kitchen.

hēng哼chī哧

to puff and pant heavily

小狗哼哧哼哧地跑过来，把球叼给了我。

The little dog came running, huffing and puffing, and brought the ball to me.

hēng哼ér儿hā哈ér儿

To hem and haw; to make sounds from the nose and mouth, often indicating hesitation or reluctance to speak directly.

小明对妈妈的唠叨总是哼儿哈儿，听不进去。

Xiao Ming always responds to his mother's nagging with a 'hmph-ha' sound, not really taking it to heart.

hēng哼hā哈èr二jiàng将

The Heng Ha Er Jiang are two fierce-looking Buddhist guardian deities, often depicted as statues or paintings at temple gates. In legends, one exhales white gas from his nose, and the other expels yellow gas from his mouth. Figuratively, they can refer to two powerful henchmen or key subordinates.

寺庙入口处高大的哼哈二将雕像威风凛凛，守护着这片清净之地

The towering statues of the Hum and Ha Generals at the temple entrance were majestic and awe-inspiring, guarding this sacred place of tranquility.

hēng哼hēng哼

To hum or groan continuously; to mumble.

小猪在泥巴里哼哼地叫着。

The little pig was grunting in the mud.

hēng哼hēng哼jī唧jī唧

to groan and moan

他一整天都在哼哼唧唧，抱怨工作太累。

He was grumbling and moaning all day, complaining that work was too tiring.

hēng哼jī唧

to murmur or whisper; to speak in a low voice

小狗在睡觉时哼唧了几声，好像在做梦。

The puppy whimpered a few times in its sleep, as if dreaming.

hēng哼qì气

to make a sound; to utter a word/sound

小明摔倒了，疼得眼泪汪汪，但一声都没哼气。

Xiao Ming fell, tears welling up in his eyes from the pain, but he didn't make a peep.

hēng哼yō唷

An onomatopoeic exclamation like 'heave ho' or 'yo-ho', used to express effort when doing heavy work, often rhythmically, or as a call to unite effort.