轰

hōng

“Explosion” in Chinese is 轰 (hōng).

Other characters with the syllable hong: see all 8 →

Meaning

explosion
bang
boom

Show 4 more meanings

rumble
to attack
to shoo away
to expel

Example

披头士的发型引起了轰动。

The hair style of the Beatles created a sensation.

From 轰动 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 轰

轰动hōngdòngto cause a sensationHSK 7-9 轰炸hōngzhàto bomb; to bombardHSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

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