Chinese Word: 哏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

哏Polyphone (多音字)

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:艮 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 艮 [ gěn ] blunt; tough, chewy

Similar Characters: 裉哐

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Pinyin: gén

English Definition:funny; amusing; sth comical

Chinese Definition:
①滑稽，可笑，有趣：这话真哏。
②滑稽有趣的言语或动作：逗哏。捧哏。

Example Words:

捧哏	pěng gén	straight man (supporting role in comic dialogue 对口相声 ); to react with exasperation to the silliness of the funny man 逗哏
逗哏	dòu gén	funny man (lead role in comic dialogue 对口相声 ); to joke; to play the fool; to provoke laughter
哏里哏气	gén lǐ gén qì	impish; devilish
抓哏	zhuā gén	(of a comedian) to seize on something sb has just said or done to make an ad lib joke

Pinyin: hěn

English Definition:old variant of 狠 ; also used as an exclamation of anger

Chinese Definition:
①古同“狠”，凶恶的样子。
②古同“很”，非常。

1		tā 他 shuō huà 说话 dài 带 hěn 哏。 There's humour in his words.
2		zhè duàn 这段 xiàng sheng 相声 zhēn 真 hěn 哏。 This comic dialogue is really funny.
3		zhè 这 hái zi 孩子 xiào 笑 de 的 yàng zi 样子 yǒu 有 diǎn r 点儿 gén 哏。 The way the child laughs is quite funny.
4		zhè 这 hái zi 孩子 xiào 笑 de 的 yàng zi 样子 zhēn 真 yǒu 有 diǎn r 点儿 hěn 哏。 The way the child laughs is quite funny.
5		wǒ 我 bú shi 不是 shí nián 十年 qián 前 de 的 méi guī 玫瑰， tā 她 qù nián 去年 jiù 就 yǐ jīng 已经 gén 哏 qù 去 le 了， wǒ 我 shì 是 tā 她 nǚ ér 女儿 dù juān 杜鹃。 I'm not her, she died last year, i'm her daughter Azalea .

1		tā 他 shuō huà 说话 dài 带 hěn 哏。 There's humour in his words.
2		zhè duàn 这段 xiàng sheng 相声 zhēn 真 hěn 哏。 This comic dialogue is really funny.
3		zhè 这 hái zi 孩子 xiào 笑 de 的 yàng zi 样子 yǒu 有 diǎn r 点儿 gén 哏。 The way the child laughs is quite funny.
4		zhè 这 hái zi 孩子 xiào 笑 de 的 yàng zi 样子 zhēn 真 yǒu 有 diǎn r 点儿 hěn 哏。 The way the child laughs is quite funny.
5		wǒ 我 bú shi 不是 shí nián 十年 qián 前 de 的 méi guī 玫瑰， tā 她 qù nián 去年 jiù 就 yǐ jīng 已经 gén 哏 qù 去 le 了， wǒ 我 shì 是 tā 她 nǚ ér 女儿 dù juān 杜鹃。 I'm not her, she died last year, i'm her daughter Azalea .