轰 hōng rumble
rumble; explosion; blast; to shoo away
How to remember 轰: 车 car + 双 pair = rumble. At the race track a pair of engines start, then a third car backfires, and the kids feel the rumble in their chests.
Component breakdown
轰 = 车 car + 双 pair
- 车 car
- 双 pair
- 又 again
- 又 again
At the race track a pair of engines start, then a third car backfires, and the kids feel the rumble in their chests.
How it is used
- Onomatopoeic 'boom/rumble' - the sound of thunder, explosions, cannon. Doubled: 轰隆隆 (hōnglōnglōng) rumbling.
- Bound in 轰炸 (hōngzhà) to bomb and 轰动 (hōngdòng) to cause a sensation - 这条新闻轰动全国 (this news created a nationwide stir).
- As a verb it also means to drive/shoo away: 把狗轰出去 (bǎ gǒu hōng chūqu) shoo the dog out.