xiā​hòng

make a blind fuss

xiā blind

To damage  one's eyes  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
eye
SoundMeaning component
hài, hai injure

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰraːd

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

hōng, hǒng coax

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components

Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
Sound component
gòng together with

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɡloːŋs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang