(huāng)

HSK 512 strokes

to get panicky

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
huāng
Meaning
to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得[de2]) unbearably; terribly
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄荒

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

huāngmáng
HSK 5

in a great rush

Open 慌忙 page →
xīnhuāng
HSK 7-9

to be flustered; (dialect) irregular heart-beat

Open 心慌 page →
kǒnghuāng
HSK 7-9

panic; panicky; panic-stricken

Open 恐慌 page →
huāngluàn
HSK 7-9

frenetic; hurried

Open 慌乱 page →
huāngzhāng
HSK 7-9

flustered

Open 慌张 page →
jīnghuāng
HSK 7-9

to panic

Open 惊慌 page →
HSK 7-9

to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)

Open 惊慌失措 page →

(idiom) calm; unhurried; composed

Open 不慌不忙 page →

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