轟

简 轰 · 繁 轟
Mandarin · pinyin hōng

Meanings

  1. explosion
  2. bang
  3. boom
  4. rumble
  5. to attack
  6. to shoo away
  7. to expel
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轰
hōng · rumble, explosion, blast
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  1. (onomatopoeia) bang; boom
  2. to rumble; to explode; to blast
  3. to shoo away; to expel

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