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怔

zhēng / zhèng
adjective #56,143

Meanings

  1. 1 startled; panic-stricken; uneasy of heart

Examples

HSK 7-9
中医古籍用“怔忡”指心慌心跳。
Zhōngyī gǔjí yòng " zhēngchōng " zhǐ xīnhuāng xīntiào.
In old medical texts 怔忡 describes anxious heart palpitations.

Tips

usage
The zhēng reading is bound and largely confined to the traditional-medicine term 怔忡 ('severe palpitations / anxious unease'). In everyday Chinese the character is read zhèng.

Components

radical
忄 xīn
heart; feeling
忄 is the side form of the heart radical 心. Being stunned is an inner emotional jolt, so the feeling radical fits naturally.
phonetic
正 zhèng
upright; phonetic
正 supplies the sound zhèng directly. It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

Stroke Order

怔 zhēng