愣(lèng)

HSK 7-912 strokes

to look distracted

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Character information

Pinyin
lèng
Meaning
to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 愣 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄⿱罒方

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

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

Made of

忄xīn罒wǎng方fāng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 愣 step by step

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

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Words with 愣

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

fā发lèng愣
HSK 7-9

to stare blankly; to be in a daze

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lèng愣gān干

to do things recklessly; to persist in doing sth in one's own way

Open 愣干 page →
lèng愣shuō说

(coll.) to insist; to allege; to assert

Open 愣说 page →
dēng登lèng愣

ta da!; wow!

Open 登愣 page →
lèng愣tóu头lèng愣nǎo脑

rash

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 愣’s common words

发干说登头脑

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