怔 (zhèng) · to be stunned

Meanings

1 to be stunned
2 to stare blankly; to be in a daze

Characters

怔

zhèng

to be stunned

Examples

HSK 4

听到消息，她怔住了，一句话也说不出。

Tīngdào xiāoxi, tā zhèngzhù le, yí jù huà yě shuōbuchū.

Hearing the news, she was stunned and could not say a word.

HSK 4

他怔了一会儿，才慢慢点头。

Tā zhèng le yíhuìr, cái mànmàn diǎntóu.

He stared blankly for a while, then slowly nodded.

Tips

usage

This is the everyday reading. 怔住 ('to freeze, be stunned') and 发怔 ('to space out') describe momentary blankness from shock or distraction.

Components

radical

忄 xīn

heart; feeling

忄 is the side form of the heart radical 心. Being stunned is an inner emotional jolt, so the feeling radical fits naturally.

phonetic

正 zhèng

upright; phonetic

正 supplies the sound zhèng directly. It contributes pronunciation only and no meaning here.

Stroke Order

怔 zhèng

Related Words

怔怔 zhèngzhèng

in a daze / staring blankly / stunned and motionless

怔住 zhèngzhù #49,974

to be stunned / to be dumbfounded / to freeze (in surprise)

发愣 fālèng HSK 7-9 #52,837

to stare blankly / to space out / to be in a daze

睁 zhēng HSK 6 #2,923

to open (eyes) / to stare

楞 lèng #32,645

to be stunned / to stare blankly / to be dazed

注视 zhùshì HSK 7-9 #6,233

to gaze at; to stare at / to look attentively; to watch closely

蒙 mēng HSK 7-9 #2,830

to deceive; to cheat; to hoodwink / to guess wildly; to take a blind stab / (knocked) unconscious; dazed; stunned

盯 dīng HSK 7-9 #1,240

to stare at / to watch closely / to keep an eye on

直鼓鼓 zhígǔgǔ

staring blankly / with a fixed, dull gaze

撞晕鸡 zhuàngyūnjī

someone running around in a daze; a headless-chicken type blundering around in confusion