TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
哼
哼 ＝ 口 ＋ 亨
ㄏㄥ · hēng
verb — to hum; interjection — hmph
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亨聲hēng — gives the sound
A low sound held in the mouth (口) — to hum, or the "hmph" of scorn. 亨 hēng supplies the sound exactly, no drift. From under the breath: 哼歌、哼了一聲.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
不服氣，鼻子裡（口）哼一聲，扭頭就走。
Unconvinced, a "hmph" out the mouth (口), and a turn of the head.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)哼歌、哼曲— to hum (a tune)常用
→哼了一聲— hmph — a snort of scorn常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
亨hēngthe sound on top — "smooth, going-well"; 哼 adds the mouth 享＝ 亠 ＋ ＋ 子xiǎngnearly the same body, one stroke fewer at the foot — to enjoy