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忪

sōng / zhōng
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 惺忪) drowsy; bleary-eyed on waking

Examples

她揉着惺忪的睡眼。
Tā róu zhe xīngsōng de shuìyǎn.
She rubbed her bleary, sleep-heavy eyes.
刚醒，他睡眼惺忪地望着。
Gāng xǐng, tā shuìyǎn xīngsōng de wàng zhe.
Just woken, he stared with drowsy, half-shut eyes.

Tips

usage
In this reading 忪 is bound to 惺忪, almost always after 睡眼 ('sleepy eyes') to describe the bleary look just after waking. A separate reading 忪 means 'restless'.

Components

radical
忄 xīn
heart; feeling
Left side 忄 is the heart radical 心 in its side form, marking a state of mind or feeling — here grogginess.
phonetic
公 gōng
public; sound element
Right side 公 is the sound element; the reading sōng has drifted from the phonetic, as often happens in this series.

Stroke Order

忪 sōng