哄

hǒng/hōng/hòng

to deceive; to coax

Traditional 鬨

Variant forms 閧

Ancient forms

1 form

Forms of 鬨, a traditional form of 哄.

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hǒng as in 打哄 hong3

hōng as in 哄堂大笑 hong1

hòng as in 起哄 hong4

tā 他 shì 试 zhe 着 hǒng 哄 tā 他 lǎopó 老婆 kāixīn 开心， dàn 但 tā 他 méi 没 zuòdào 做到。

He tried to cheer up his wife, but wasn't able to.
cái 才 bù 不 ne 呢， wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 tā 他 nàyàng 那样 zuò 做 zhǐbuguò 只不过 shì 是 xiǎng 想 hǒng 哄 lǎopó 老婆 gāoxìng 高兴。

No, I think he just does those things because he wants to please his wife.
hōngtángdàxiào 哄堂大笑。

The whole audience erupted in laughter.
tāngmǔhǒngmǎlì 汤姆哄玛丽 zuò 做 tā 他 de 的 zuòyè 作业。

Tom tricked Mary into doing his work for him.