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怦

pēng
adjective #39,239

Meanings

  1. 1 (of the heart) thumping
  2. 2 pounding

Examples

看到她，他的心怦然心动。
Kàndào tā, tā de xīn pēngrán xīndòng.
When he saw her, his heart began to pound.
等结果时，她的心怦怦直跳。
Děng jiéguǒ shí, tā de xīn pēngpēng zhí tiào.
Waiting for the results, her heart kept thumping.

Tips

memory
怦 imitates a heartbeat: 'pēng pēng'. Picture the heart radical 忄 thumping out the flat sound 平. The set phrase 怦然心动 is the Chinese way to say a heart suddenly skips for someone.

Components

radical
忄 xīn
heart; mind
The heart radical in left-side form. It is essential here: 怦 describes the heart itself pounding with sudden emotion or nerves.
phonetic
平 píng
flat; level
Supplies the sound, píng shifting to pēng. The reading also doubles as the onomatopoeia for the 'thump-thump' of a racing heart.

Stroke Order

怦 pēng