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hēng
Main
English Definitionto groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph!
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Pinyinhēng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄏㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping)hang1
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7 TOCFL=7

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Words With Same Head Word    
哼哼hēnghēnghrumph
哼唱hēngchàngto hum; to croon
哼唧hēngjiwhisper
哼声hēngshēnghum
哼哼唧唧hēnghēng jījīwhining; groaning; muttering
Words With Same Tail Word    
哼哼hēnghēnghrumph
气哼哼qì hēnghēngenraged; furious; livid
嗯哼enhēnguh-huh
轻哼qīnghēngcroon
嘿哼hēihēnguh-uh
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