zhēng / zhèng
adjective #56,143

Meanings

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

Examples

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 (怔忡, 'severe palpitations / anxious unease'). In everyday Chinese the character is read zhèng.

Components

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

Stroke Order

zhēng