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哄 character · C1 (est.)
哄 ＝ 口 ＋ 共
ㄏㄨㄥ · hōng/hǒng
verb — to roar (with noise); to coax, to fool

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口義a mouth, voices
共聲gòng — gives the sound
ITgòng → hōng — initial and tone both moved
Many mouths (口) sounding together (共) — a roar of voices. 共 gòng carries the sound, the same donor under 洪 and 烘. A second reading bends the noise toward people: hǒng, to coax or fool with sweet talk.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

滿屋子的嘴（口）一起（共）喊起來，哄堂大笑。
A roomful of mouths (口) all sounding together (共) — the place roars with laughter.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
hōng
(本義)哄堂、哄動— a roar of many voices常用
→鬨動— to cause an uproar, a stir
hǒng
(本義)哄騙、哄人— to coax; to fool with sweet talk常用
→哄小孩— to soothe, to humor (a child)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
洪＝ 氵 ＋ 共hóngshares 共 as sound — a flood (水), not a roar烘hōngshares 共 as sound — to bake (火), not voices