昏 meaning and stroke order
Muddle-headed; twilight; to faint
How to write 昏, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 昏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- muddle-headed
- twilight
- to faint
- to lose consciousness
- old variant of 昏[hun1]
How 昏 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Th sun 日 setting behind a village 氏.
Radical: 日 (sun), shared by 116 characters on this site.
How to remember 昏
The sun 日 sinks down below the village 氏 on top, so the light fades into dusk. When the light goes out in your head, you faint, which is the other meaning of 昏 (hūn).
昏 rarely stands alone in modern speech. It appears in words for dusk like 黄昏 (huánghūn) and in words for fainting or confusion like 昏迷 (hūnmí) and 昏倒 (hūndǎo). Example: 他突然昏倒了。(Tā tūrán hūndǎo le.) He suddenly fainted.
Common mistake: Learners often write 氏 on top as 民 or 氐, or confuse 昏 with 婚 (hūn, marriage), which adds 女 on the left. Remember that 昏 is about darkness and fainting, while 婚 is about weddings.
Common words with 昏
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 昏迷 | hūnmí | to lose consciousness; to be in a coma | HSK 7-9 |
| 黄昏 | huánghūn | dusk; evening | HSK 7-9 |
| 昏倒 | hūndǎo | to faint | |
| 昏过去 | hūnguoqu | to faint | |
| 昏睡 | hūnshuì | to sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc) | |
| 昏暗 | hūn'àn | dusky | |
| 昏迷不醒 | hūnmíbùxǐng | to remain unconscious | |
| 昏头 | hūntóu | to lose one's head; to be out of one's mind | |
| 昏昏欲睡 | hūnhūnyùshuì | drowsy; sleepy (idiom) | |
| 昏厥 | hūnjué | to faint |
昏 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 昏
Learning 昏 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 昏
How many strokes are in 昏?
昏 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 昏 mean?
昏 (hūn) means muddle-headed; twilight; to faint. A common word with it is 昏迷 (hūnmí), meaning "to lose consciousness; to be in a coma".
How do you pronounce 昏?
昏 is pronounced hūn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 昏?
The radical of 昏 is 日, which carries the idea of "sun". Dictionaries list 昏 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 昏?
The traditional form of 昏 is 昬. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 昏 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 昏 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 昏 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why does 婚 (marriage) contain 昏?
In 婚, the part 昏 gives the sound hūn, and 女 adds the meaning connected to women and marriage. So when you see 昏 inside another character, it often hints at the pronunciation.
What is the difference between 昏迷 and 昏倒?
昏倒 (hūndǎo) describes the moment of fainting and falling down. 昏迷 (hūnmí) describes a state of being unconscious, and can last a long time, as in a coma.