哄
hōng , hǒng , hòng · HSK 7
to roar
😂 口 (mouth) + 共 (together): many mouths together = a crowd roaring with laughter
哄 — mouth radical 口 + 共 (gòng, phonetic)
哄 is a phono-semantic compound. The 口 radical signals it relates to the mouth or sounds, while 共 supplies the pronunciation. It originally depicted a clamor of voices and later extended to meanings like coaxing, deceiving, or a rowdy uproar, reflected in its three tones.