憬 (jǐng): (in 憧憬) to look forward to; to…

Meanings

她一直憧憬大城市的生活。

Tā yìzhí chōngjǐng dàchéngshì de shēnghuó.

She has always yearned for life in a big city.

他忽然憬然大悟。

Tā hūrán jǐng rán dà wù.

He suddenly came to a full realization.

usage

Chiefly used in 憧憬 (to yearn for). A separate sense "to awaken" survives in the set phrase 憬然大悟 (to suddenly understand).

radical

忄 xīn

heart; mind

The upright heart radical (left-side form of 心) marks 憬 as a mental state, whether the longing of 憧憬 or the dawning awareness of "to awaken."

phonetic

景 jǐng

scenery; view

Supplies the reading jǐng directly; its sense of a bright scene also pairs well with yearning toward an imagined, hopeful prospect.

憬 jǐng