慌 meaning and stroke order
To get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得[de2]) unbearably; terribly
How to write 慌, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 慌
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to get panicky; to lose one's head
- (coll.) (after 得[de2]) unbearably; terribly
How 慌 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Heart.
忄 gives the meaning and 荒 hints at the sound.
Radical: 忄 (heart), shared by 167 characters on this site.
How to remember 慌
慌 combines the heart radical 忄 with 荒 (huāng), which gives the sound. Picture a heart left in a wild, deserted wasteland 荒 and you can feel why it panics.
慌 often appears in set words like 慌张 (huāngzhāng), 惊慌 (jīnghuāng), and 慌忙 (huāngmáng), or alone in phrases like 别慌 (bié huāng), "don't panic." In casual speech, 得慌 (de huang) after a feeling word means "terribly," as in 我饿得慌。(Wǒ è de huang.) I'm terribly hungry.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 慌 with 荒 (huāng, wasteland, barren) because they sound the same. If the meaning is about feelings or nerves, you need the heart radical 忄.
Common words with 慌
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 慌忙 | huāngmáng | in a great rush; in a flurry | HSK 5 |
| 恐慌 | kǒnghuāng | panic; panicky | HSK 7-9 |
| 惊慌 | jīnghuāng | to panic; to be alarmed | HSK 7-9 |
| 慌张 | huāngzhāng | flustered; agitated | HSK 7-9 |
| 惊慌失措 | jīnghuāng-shīcuò | to lose one's head out of fear (idiom) | HSK 7-9 |
| 慌乱 | huāngluàn | frenetic; hurried | HSK 7-9 |
| 心慌 | xīnhuāng | to be flustered; (dialect) irregular heart-beat | HSK 7-9 |
慌 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 慌
How many strokes are in 慌?
慌 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 慌 mean?
慌 (huāng) means to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得[de2]) unbearably; terribly. A common word with it is 慌忙 (huāngmáng), meaning "in a great rush; in a flurry".
How do you pronounce 慌?
慌 is pronounced huāng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 慌?
The radical of 慌 is 忄, which carries the idea of "heart". Dictionaries list 慌 under this radical.
Is 慌 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 慌 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 慌 and 忙?
忙 (máng) just means busy, while 慌 means flustered or panicked. 慌忙 (huāngmáng) joins them to describe doing something in a hurried, flustered way.
How do you say "don't panic" in Chinese?
The most common way is 别慌 (bié huāng). You can also say 不要慌 (bú yào huāng) or 别紧张 (bié jǐnzhāng), which is closer to "don't be nervous."