Chinese Character 愣 Meanings and components.

Form

愣

Meaning

愣 meaning[3] in English

To Look Distracted.

To Stare Blankly.

Distracted.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 愣 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are Kangxi radical 61 … (忄) , net (Kangxi radical … (罒) , and surname Fang (方)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with PWLS

How to write 愣

To write愣leng4to look … you should write a combination of 忄xin5Kangxi radical … , 罒wang3net (Kangxi … 方fang1surname Fang arranged in a 吅 shape:

忄 + 罒 + 方 = 愣

愣 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 愣 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 愣, looks as follow:

愣
Pinyin:leng4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Look Distracted . To Stare Blankly . Distracted . Blank . (Coll.) Unexpectedly . Rash . Rashly
忄
Pinyin:xin5
Meaning[3]: Kangxi Radical 61 (心) As A Vertical Side Element
罒
Pinyin:wang3 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Net (Kangxi Radical 122)
方
Pinyin:fang1
Meaning[3]: Surname Fang

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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