怔(zhēng)

8 strokes
Readingszhēngzhèng

(bound form) startled

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Character information

Pinyin
zhēng / zhèng
Meaning
(bound form) startled; terrified; panic-stricken
Strokes
8
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 怔 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄正

In this compound, the meaning comes from 忄 (heart); 正 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

忄xīn正zhèng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 怔 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 怔

Common words using 怔 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhèng怔zhù住

dumbfounded; stunned

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zhēng怔chōng忡

(of the heart) palpitating with fear; palpitation (Chinese medicine)

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zhēng怔sōng忪

frightened; scared; terrified

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mù目zhēng怔kǒu口dāi呆

lit. eye startled, mouth struck dumb (idiom); stunned

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Related characters

From 怔’s common words

住忡忪目口呆

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