哄堂大笑 (hōng táng dà xiào)

Character breakdown

• 哄 (hōng) · 9 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 共 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鬨.

• 堂 (táng) · 11 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 土 represents the meaning and 尚 represents the sound.

• 大 (dà) · 3 strokes

  Depicts an adult man facing forward and standing erect. The meaning later shifted to "big".

• 笑 (xiào) · 10 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 夭 represents the sound.

Usage

他的笑话逗得大家哄堂大笑。

the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

tā de xiào huà dòu dé dà jiā hōng táng dà xiào 。