懵

měng
忄 + 瞢

Definitions

měng stupid

Etymology phono-semantic

mind

Semantic: 忄 Phonetic: 瞢

About

The character 懵 is a phono-semantic compound: the vertical heart radical 忄 on the left indicates mental, emotional, or psychological states, while the complex right-hand phonetic element 瞢 provides the sound. Together they convey a state of confusion, ignorance, muddle-headedness, or lack of clear awareness. Over time, it has come to describe someone temporarily bewildered by sudden events, uninformed about a specific topic, or entirely oblivious to reality, and it frequently appears in modern conversational compounds to express the subjective feeling of being completely stunned.

Example Sentences Hide

小明有点懵。

Xiǎo Míng yǒudiǎn měng.

Xiaoming is a bit confused.

他还处于懵懂年纪。

Tā hái chǔyú měngdǒng niánjì.

He is still at an ignorant age.

突然的问题让他发懵。

Tūrán de wèntí ràng tā fāměng.

The sudden question made him confused.

复杂的说明让我懵圈了。

Fùzá de shuōmíng ràng wǒ měngquān le.

The complicated instructions made me confused.

他对这件事懵然不知。

Tā duì zhè jiàn shì měngrán bù zhī.

He is completely unaware of this matter.

在众多选择面前，她完全懵住了。

Zài zhòngduō xuǎnzé miànqián, tā wánquán měngzhù le.

Faced with many choices, she was completely stunned.

面对突然的变化，大家都懵了一瞬间。

Miànduì tūrán de biànhuà, dàjiā dōu měngle yī shùnjiān.

Facing the sudden change, everyone was dazed for a moment.

虽然事先有准备，但听到结果时，他还是懵了几秒才反应过来。

Suīrán shìxiān yǒu zhǔnbèi, dàn tīng dào jiéguǒ shí, tā háishì měngle jǐ miǎo cái fǎnyìng guòlái.

Although he was prepared in advance, when he heard the result, he was still dazed for a few seconds before reacting.

Related Characters

Component: 忄

情 性 快 怕 惊 怀 怪 慢 忙 懂 惯 恨 恰 忆

Example Words

懵懂 懵懵懂懂 懵圈 发懵