# 哄 (hǒng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 哄 (hǒng) means “to coax; to soothe (a child)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to coax; to soothe (a child)
- Pinyin: hǒng (hong3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6
- Other readings: hòng — tumult; uproar · hōng — roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub

## Examples

- 妈妈轻轻地把孩子哄睡了。
  Māma qīngqīng de bǎ háizi hǒng shuìle.
  Mom gently coaxed the child to sleep.

https://hanziro.com/word/hong-coax/

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