轰
轟hōng
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frequent character
. to explode, ono. boom,onomat
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
轰 shows 车, a chariot, whose rumble the word imitates; the two 又 are empty parts, once two more chariots. So it first meant a loud sound, like chariots passing or thunder. That grew to bombing, and then to attacking or striking.
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Example Sentences
那颗炸弹轰的一声爆炸了。
nàkē zhàdàn hōngdeyīshēng bàozhà le 。
That bomb exploded with a bang.
雷声轰轰地响，仿佛要震动整个大地。
léishēng hōng hōng dì xiǎng ， fǎngfú yào zhèndòng zhěnggè dàdì 。
The thunder rumbled like it was going to shake the entire earth.
火箭发射时轰鸣声震耳欲聋。
huǒjiàn fāshè shí hōngmíngshēng zhèněryùlóng 。
The roar of the rocket launch was deafening.
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