Definitions

huáng (adjective) frightened; afraid; anxious

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character "惶" is structured with the heart-mind radical 忄 on the left and the phonetic component 皇 on the right, indicating its association with internal emotional states. Etymologically, it belongs to the group of characters that convey psychological agitation, with 皇 functioning mainly as a sound indicator rather than contributing semantic content. Throughout its history, the meaning of "惶" has consistently referred to fear or anxiety, evident in classical compounds like "惶恐" for terror, and its core sense of alarmed distress has remained stable without substantial alteration.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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我感到有些恐。

Wǒ gǎndào yǒuxiē huángkǒng.

I feel somewhat panicked.

他脸上露出恐的表情。

Tā liǎnshang lùchū huángkǒng de biǎoqíng.

His face shows a panicked expression.

孩子们惑地看着大人。

Háizimen huánghuò de kànzhe dàrén.

The children look at the adults with perplexity and alarm.

地震后,人们不安。

Dìzhèn hòu, rénmen huánghuáng bù'ān.

After the earthquake, people are anxious and uneasy.

这种不确定性令人惧。

Zhè zhǒng bù quèdìngxìng lìng rén huángjù.

This kind of uncertainty makes people fearful.

急地寻找丢失的文件。

Tā huángjí de xúnzhǎo diūshī de wénjiàn.

He urgently and anxiously searches for the lost document.

在陌生的环境中,她感到然无助。

Zài mòshēng de huánjìng zhōng, tā gǎndào huángrán wúzhù.

In an unfamiliar environment, she feels panicked and helpless.

面对突如其来的变故,他内心充满惑与迷茫。

Miànduì túrúqílái de biàngù, tā nèixīn chōngmǎn huánghuò yǔ mímáng.

Facing the sudden change, his heart is full of perplexity and confusion.