哄

hǒng

verb HSK 7 #5,418

Meanings

1 to coax
2 to cajole
3 to amuse (a child)
4 to deceive

Characters

to coax; to deceive

Examples

妈妈在哄孩子睡觉。

Māma zài hǒng háizi shuìjiào.

Mom is coaxing the child to sleep.

别哄我了，我知道真相。

Bié hǒng wǒ le, wǒ zhīdào zhēnxiàng.

Stop tricking me, I know the truth.

Tips

mistakes

哄 has three pronunciations: hǒng (to coax/deceive), hōng (uproar, as in 哄堂大笑), hòng (to quarrel, as in 起哄). HSK 7 focuses on hǒng.

Stroke Order

哄 hǒng