愕

咢 + 忄

Definitions

è startled

Etymology phono-semantic

heart

Semantic: 忄 Phonetic: 咢

About

愕 is a phono-semantic compound: the heart radical 忄 on the left marks its connection to emotions and psychological states, while the right component 咢 supplies the pronunciation. It denotes the sudden shock of an unexpected event, capturing the momentary speechlessness or paralysis that follows such a surprise.

Etymology Hide

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

我听到这件事很愕然。

Wǒ tīng dào zhè jiàn shì hěn è rán.

I was very stunned to hear about this.

她突然感到一阵惊愕。

Tā tū rán gǎn dào yī zhèn jīng è.

She suddenly felt a wave of shock.

孩子的回答让他愕然。

Hái zi de huí dá ràng tā è rán.

The child's answer made him stunned.

看到结果，他愕然失色。

Kàn dào jié guǒ, tā è rán shī sè.

Seeing the result, he was stunned and lost color in his face.

这个意外消息令人惊愕。

Zhè gè yì wài xiāo xī lìng rén jīng è.

This unexpected news is shocking.

他愕然地盯着那张照片。

Tā è rán de dīng zhe nà zhāng zhào piàn.

He stared at the photo in astonishment.

听到这个解释，我们都愕然无语。

Tīng dào zhè gè jiě shì, wǒ men dōu è rán wú yǔ.

Hearing this explanation, we were all stunned speechless.

在那一瞬间，他的脸上露出了愕然的表情。

Zài nà yī shùn jiān, tā de liǎn shàng lù chū le è rán de biǎo qíng.

At that moment, a stunned expression appeared on his face.

Related Characters

Component: 咢

Component: 忄

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