(hōng)

HSK 7-98 strokesTrad.

explosion

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
hōng
Meaning
explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱车双

The thunderous sound of a pair 双 of carts 车

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form : The thunderous sound of many chariots 車

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

hōngdòng
HSK 7-9

to cause a sensation; to create a stir in (a place); commotion; controversy

Open 轰动 page →
hōngzhà
HSK 7-9

to bomb; to bombard

Open 轰炸 page →
pàohōng

to bombard; to bomb; (fig.) to criticize; to roast

Open 炮轰 page →

to cause a sensation (idiom)

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bomber (aircraft)

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