起哄 (qǐhòng) · to heckle

起哄 (qǐhòng) means “to heckle; to jeer; to make a fuss”. It is written with 2 characters: 起 (to get up) + 哄 (to coax). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 起哄 is built

The characters

起 qǐ · to get up

What 起 is made of

走zǒu — to walk
- 土tǔ — earth
  - 十 — ten
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
  - 上shàng — up
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: 走 gives the meaning, 己 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

哄 hǒng · to coax

What 哄 is made of

口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
共gòng — all
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight

Example sentences

别起哄了，让他说完。Bié qǐhòng le, ràng tā shuōwán.Stop making a fuss and let him finish.

大家起哄让他唱一首歌。Dàjiā qǐhòng ràng tā chàng yì shǒu gē.Everyone egged him on to sing a song.

Questions about 起哄

What does 起哄 mean?

起哄 (qǐhòng) means “to heckle; to jeer; to make a fuss”.

How do you pronounce 起哄?

起哄 is pronounced qǐhòng.

Which HSK level is 起哄?

起哄 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 起哄 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 142: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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