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夯
hāng
Description
"夯"是一个不太常用的字，本来的意思是用重的工具把地面打结实。
"夯" is a less commonly used character, originally meaning to compact the ground with a heavy tool.
在网络上，"夯"有时候也用来说很流行、很受欢迎的东西。
Online, "夯" is sometimes used to describe something very popular or trendy.
Meanings
夯hāng
to ram or pound earth solid
工人们在夯地基。
The workers are tamping the foundation.
夯hāng
a rammer; tamping tool
他用大夯打地。
He is using a heavy tamper to compact the ground.
夯hāng
popular, hot (from English "hot", internet slang)
这首歌最近很夯。
This song has been very popular recently.
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Notes
- Nuance
the "popular/hot" sense is Taiwan-origin internet slang borrowed from English "hot".
- Etymology
original meaning relates to heavy tools compacting earth in construction.
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