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瞬

shùn
verb #28,725

Meanings

  1. 1 to wink
  2. 2 an instant; a flash (literary)

Examples

转瞬即逝的美景让人感叹。
Zhuǎn shùn jí shì de měijǐng ràng rén gǎntàn.
The fleeting beauty that vanishes in an instant fills one with wonder.
一瞬之间，烟花绽放又熄灭。
Yī shùn zhī jiān, yānhuā zhànfàng yòu xīmiè.
In an instant, the fireworks bloomed and faded.

Tips

memory
瞬 contains the eye radical (目), hinting at its connection to blinking. A blink (一瞬) is the shortest unit of time in classical Chinese — used in words like 瞬间 (a split second) and 瞬息万变 (changing in the blink of an eye).

Stroke Order

瞬 shùn