起哄 qǐhòng▶ gây rối

Stroke order

起哄 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

• 起 — 10 strokes
• 哄 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. to heckle
2. rowdy jeering
3. to create a disturbance

Related words

• 哄kẻ ngốc, lừa dối
• 掀起Khởi hành; làm nổi bật
• 起伏gợn sóng
• 起初lúc đầu
• 起源nguồn gốc
• 起码Tối thiểu, ít nhất

起哄 is pronounced qǐhòng and means “gây rối”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 起哄 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.