hūn
adjective HSK 6 #4,132

Meanings

  1. 1 dizzy; muddled; confused
  2. 2 to faint; to lose consciousness
  3. 3 dusk; twilight; dim

Characters

(sun) sinking below — dusk, dimness.

Examples

Tā tóu hūn yǎn huā.
He's dizzy and seeing stars.
Tiānsè yǐjīng hūn'àn le.
The sky has already grown dim.
Tā jīdòng de chàdiǎn hūn guòqù.
She was so excited she nearly fainted.
Lǎorén hūnhūnchénchén de shuìzháo le.
The old man fell into a drowsy sleep.

Tips

usage
appears in many compounds: 昏迷 (coma), 昏暗 (dim/gloomy), 昏倒 (to faint), 黄昏 (dusk). The character combines (sun) and — the sun going down, growing dim.
memory
The sun () at the bottom is sinking — things grow dim, your vision blurs, you feel dizzy.

Stroke Order

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