哼
hēng · HSK 7
humph!
口 mouth + 亨 (hēng) gives the sound; a snorted humph of scorn
The 口 mouth radical marks it as a vocal noise, while 亨 hēng supplies the reading. Said with a downward nasal snort, it signals contempt or a dismissive grunt, like the English humph.
哼 — mouth radical 口 + 亨 (hēng, phonetic)
哼 is a phono-semantic compound. The 口 radical signals it relates to sounds made with the mouth, while 亨 supplies the pronunciation. It represents a grunt, hum, or snort — an onomatopoeic vocal sound expressing displeasure or effort.