哄抢 Traditional form: 哄搶 Pinyin (reading): hōngqiǎng Definitions: to panic buy to loot Characters: 哄 - to coax; to beguile, to cheat, to deceive; tumult, uproar 抢 - urgent, rushed; to rob, to plunder Traditional characters: 哄 - to coax; to beguile, to cheat, to deceive; tumult, uproar 搶 - urgent, rushed; to rob, to plunder