惶
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(bound form) fear; dread; anxiety; trepidation
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Dict coverage rank #2,714 U+60F6
How 惶 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
忄 (semantic, “heart”) + 皇 (phonetic, huáng)
How to remember it
fearful · Heisig RSH #1805
state of mind + 皇 emperor
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 皇
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 皇 (huáng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皇 sound component | huáng | royal, imperial; ruler, superior |
| 蝗 | huáng | locust |
| 凰 | huáng | female phoenix |
| 煌 | huáng | bright, shining, luminous |
| 遑 | huáng | leisurely; hurried, anxious |
| 湟 | huáng | river in Qinghai province |
| 艎 | huáng | fast boat |
| 隍 | huáng | dry ditch, dry moat |
| 徨 | huáng | doubtful, irresolute, vacillating |
| 篁 | huáng | bamboo grove |
| 鳇 | huáng | sturgeon |
Words containing 惶
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 惶恐不安 | huáng kǒng bù ān | anxious; panicky |
| 人心惶惶 | rén xīn huáng huáng | (idiom) everyone is anxious; (of a group of people) to feel anxious |
| 惊惶失措 | jīng huáng shī cuò | see 驚慌失措|惊慌失措[jing1 huang1 shi1 cuo4] |
| 张惶 | zhāng huáng | variant of 張皇|张皇[zhang1 huang2] |
| 惊惶 | jīng huáng | panic-stricken |
| 诚惶诚恐 | chéng huáng chéng kǒng | in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humili… |
| 震惶 | zhèn huáng | to terrify |
| 惶恐 | huáng kǒng | terrified |
| 仓惶 | cāng huáng | variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2] |
| 苍惶 | cāng huáng | variant of 倉皇|仓皇[cang1 huang2] |
| 凄惶 | qī huáng | distressed and terrified; distraught (literary) |
| 惶惑 | huáng huò | anxious and perplexed; uneasy and confused; suspicious and fearful |
| 惶惶 | huáng huáng | alarmed; anxious |
| 惶遽 | huáng jù | frightened; anxious |
| 恓惶 | xī huáng | busy and restless; unhappy |