怔 (zhēng) — (bound form) stunned, dazed, panic-stricken
Definition
怔 (zhēng) is a bound morpheme meaning 'stunned or dazed' — it only appears in patterns like 怔住, 怔了一下, or reduplicated 怔怔, never standing alone.
bound form
stunneddazedpanic-stricken
Examples
- ，。Tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, yí xià zi zhēng zhù le.He was stunned upon hearing the news.
- 怔怔，。Tā zhēng zhēng dì kàn zhe chuāng wài, yí jù huà yě bù shuō.She stared blankly out the window without saying a word.
- 怔，。Tā zhēng le yí xià, rán hòu cái fǎn yìng guò lái.He was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
The 心 part is a heart, relating it to feelings or the mind, while 正 gives its sound.
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