Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "夯", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "夯", and master the standard way of writing the character "夯".
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夯 [hāng]
1. Tool used for tamping foundations.
例: 木~。蛤蟆~。打~。
Example: wooden rammer; frog ram; tamping down.
2. To tamp with a rammer.
例: ~土。~实。
Example: tamping the soil; making it solid.
3. Dialect, to strike forcefully.
例: 拿棍子~。
Example: hit with a stick.
夯 [hāng]
名
(An ideogram indicating strength and effort during labor. The original meaning is the sound made when exerting strength while working. It refers to a tool used for solidifying the foundation.)
同引申义 (English: ramming tool; rammer; punner).
例: 用夯筑堤
Example: using a rammer to build a dyke.
夯 [hāng]
动
1. To ram the ground or other granular materials with a heavy object (English: ram).
例: 把土夯实;夯硪(砸压)
Example: compacting the soil; tamping the earth.
2. Dialect: to strike forcefully (English: pun).
例: 举起拳头向下夯
Example: raising a fist to smash down.
3. To shoulder something forcefully (English: shoulder).
4. To fish for; gain (English: fish for; gain).
例: 夯市(纵兵大闹街市)
Example: rioting in the marketplace.
5. To swell; become bloated (English: swell).
例: 有口难言,气夯破胸脯。
Example: difficult to express, feeling as if pressure is breaking the chest.
6. See also bèn.
夯 [bèn]
形
1. Same as "笨". Clumsy (English: stupid).
2. See also hāng.
夯 [bèn]
形
1. Same as "笨". Clumsy (English: stupid).
例: 小儿蠢夯,自幼失学。
Example: The child is clumsy and has not studied since a young age.
例: 夯汉(干粗笨体力活的人);夯货(笨货;蠢人)
Example: clumsy man (a person who does rough and coarse physical work); clumsy goods (fool; stupid person).
2. See also hāng.