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发愣 (fā lèng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

发愣 (fā lèng) is a Chinese word: to be in a daze. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 发愣

动 dòng verb

to be in a daze

他听到这个消息后发愣了好一会儿。

tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi hòu fā lèng le hǎo yī huì r

He was in a daze for quite a while after hearing the news.

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Word breakdown

发 fā — to enter into (a state)

愣 lèng — dazed, stunned

Structure & writing
1 发 fā — to send out; to dispatch (opposite of 收)
Xpinyin
发 is a component in 3 characters

发 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 愣 lèng — to be dazed; to stare blankly

愣 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 忄 xīn — heart/mind radical (vertical form)
忄 is a component in 55 characters
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Stroke order