hōng

roar of laughter (onom.)

hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)

mouth (口) + shared (共) = roar of many mouths together

共 lends the sound hōng; 口 anchors the meaning in voices and mouths. When many mouths open at once, the result is that collective roar of laughter or noise.

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SharedPhonetic
MouthSemantic

他说了一个笑话,大家的一声笑了起来。

tā shuō le yī gè xiào huà, dà jiā hōng de yī shēng xiào le qǐ lái。

he told a joke, and everyone burst out laughing with a roar.

裁判一宣布结果,全场观众的一声叫了起来。

cái pàn yī xuān bù jié guǒ, quán chǎng guān zhòng hōng de yī shēng jiào le qǐ lái。

the moment the referee announced the result, the whole crowd roared out loud.

Words with 哄

连哄带骗

lián hǒng dài piàn

to cajole

闹哄哄

nào hōng hōng

clamorous

一哄而散

yī hōng ér sàn

to disperse in confusion (idiom)

一哄而起

yī hōng ér qǐ

(of a group of people) to rush into action

一哄而散

yī hòng ér sàn

see 一哄而散[yi1 hong1 er2 san4]

乱哄哄

luàn hōng hōng

noisy and in disarray

内哄

nèi hòng

variant of 內訌|内讧[nei4 hong4]

哄动

hōng dòng

variant of 轟動|轰动[hong1 dong4]

哄动一时

hōng dòng yī shí

variant of 轟動一時|轰动一时[hong1 dong4 yi1 shi2]

哄劝

hǒng quàn

to coax

哄堂大笑

hōng táng dà xiào

the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

哄抬

hōng tái

to artificially inflate

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