晃 meaning and stroke order
To dazzle; to flash past
How to write 晃, stroke by stroke
10 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 晃
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to dazzle
- to flash past
- variant of 晃[huang3]
- to sway
- to shake
- to wander about
How 晃 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sun.
日 gives the meaning and 光 hints at the sound.
Radical: 日 (sun), shared by 116 characters on this site.
How to remember 晃
晃 is the sun 日 sitting on top of light 光 (guāng), which also hints at the sound. Picture sunlight so bright it dazzles your eyes and makes everything seem to flicker and sway.
Read huǎng, it means to dazzle or flash past, as in 一晃 (yīhuàng) for time passing in an instant. Read huàng, it means to sway or shake, and this is the reading you will hear most in words like 摇晃 (yáohuàng) and 晃动 (huàngdòng). Example: 船在水上晃来晃去。(Chuán zài shuǐ shàng huàng lái huàng qù.) The boat rocks back and forth on the water.
Common mistake: Learners often use the third tone huǎng everywhere. Swaying and shaking words like 摇晃 and 晃动 use the fourth tone huàng. Also do not confuse 晃 with 恍 (huǎng, as in 恍然大悟), which has the heart radical 忄 and relates to the mind, not light.
Common words with 晃
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
晃 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 晃
Learning 晃 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 晃
How many strokes are in 晃?
晃 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 晃 mean?
晃 (huǎng) means to dazzle; to flash past. A common word with it is 摇晃 (yáohuàng), meaning "to rock; to shake; to sway".
How do you pronounce 晃?
晃 is pronounced huǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 晃?
The radical of 晃 is 日, which carries the idea of "sun". Dictionaries list 晃 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 晃?
The traditional form of 晃 is 㨪. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 晃 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 晃 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 晃 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Does 一晃 use huǎng or huàng?
Dictionaries list 一晃 as yīhuàng. In everyday speech you may also hear yīhuǎng, especially in phrases like 一晃十年过去了 (ten years passed in a flash).
How do I say I am just wandering around in Chinese with 晃?
You can say 我在街上闲晃 (wǒ zài jiē shang xiánhuàng) or 随便晃晃 (suíbiàn huànghuang), meaning to hang around without a plan. It is casual and common in spoken Chinese.