Definition
悚 is a bound form (语素) meaning 'fear, terror'. It never stands alone in modern Chinese; you always encounter it in disyllabic compounds like 悚然 (sǒngrán, 'frightened, terrified') and 毛骨悚然 (máogǔ sǒngrán, 'hair-raising, blood-curdling'). The character carries a strong literary or formal register, often in written narratives describing a sudden, chilling fear.
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(bound form) fearterrorused in literary compounds describing a sudden or intense fright
Examples
- ，悚。Tīng dào nàge xiāoxi, tā bùjīn sǒng rán shīsè.Upon hearing the news, he couldn't help but turn pale with terror.
- ，悚。Shēnyè dúzì zǒu zài xiàngzi lǐ, wǒ bùjīn máogǔ sǒng rán.Walking alone in the alley late at night, I couldn't help but feel a chill of terror.
- 悚。Gùshì zhōng de kǒngbù chǎngjǐng ràng rén gǎndào sǒng rán.The terrifying scenes in the story make people feel frightened.
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