懂中文 Dong Chinese

轟

hōng

rumble

Depicts the sound made by many vehicles (車). The meaning later shifted to "rumble".

Components
車 meaning component

車  Meaning component

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vehicle

車 meaning component

車  Meaning component

chē, jū

  

vehicle

車 meaning component

車  Meaning component

chē, jū

  

vehicle

Evolution

轟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
轟 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

轰 (轟) 

hōng

rumble, explosion, blast; explosion; bang; boom; rumble; to attack; to shoo away; to expel

Most common words with 轟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

轰

bang

轰炸

to bomb

轰动

commotion

轰炸机

bomber (aircraft)

轰轰烈烈

strong