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吽

hōng

Character

What 吽 means

1. sound of a Buddhist incantation

Other readings

吽 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• hǒuroar or howl of an animal; bellow of rage
• óuused in {吽牙|óu yá}

Example sentences

• 唵嘛呢叭咪吽
  ǎnmaníbāmīhōng
  Oṃ - the gem is in the lotus - hūṃ

Words starting with 吽

• 吽牙óu yá(onomatopoeia) the barking of dogs fighting
• 吽呀óu yávariant of 吽牙

Words containing 吽

• 唵嘛呢叭咪吽ǎn má ní bā mī hōngom mani padme hum (Buddhist mantra)

Sounds the same

Read hōng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 轰explosion; bang; boom
• 烘to bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast
• 哄roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)
• 薨death of a prince; swarming
• 訇sound of a crash
• 嚝to sigh; sound of a drum
• 𫶕(onomatopoeia) crashing sound; same as 訇
• 焢(archaic) angry appearance