愣
to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,712 U+6123
How 愣 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
忄 (semantic, “heart”) + 罒 (phonetic, wǎng)
How to remember it
dumbfounded · Heisig RSH #1814
state of mind + net + compass
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 罒
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 罒 (wǎng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罒 sound component | wǎng | net, network |
| 楞 | léng | used for Ceylon in Buddhist texts |
| 塄 | léng | a furrow in a field |
| 薨 | hōng | the death of a prince; to swarm |
Words containing 愣
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 愣神儿 | lèng shén r | to stare blankly; to be in a daze |
| 二愣子 | èr lèng zi | stupid person; dolt; rash (slang) |
| 愣头青 | lèng tóu qīng | reckless young person |
| 斜愣眼儿 | xié leng yǎn r | erhua variant of 斜愣眼[xie2 leng5 yan3] |
| 愣劲儿 | lèng jìn r | dash; pep; vigor |
| 傻不愣登 | shǎ bù lèng dēng | stupid; dazed |
| 斜愣眼 | xié leng yǎn | to squint |
| 发愣 | fā lèng | to stare blankly; to be in a daze |
| 装傻充愣 | zhuāng shǎ chōng lèng | (idiom) to feign ignorance or stupidity; to pretend to be clueless |
| 愣头愣脑 | lèng tóu lèng nǎo | rash; impetuous; reckless |
| 愣干 | lèng gàn | to do things recklessly; to persist in doing sth in one's own way |
| 愣说 | lèng shuō | (coll.) to insist; to allege; to assert |
| 登愣 | dēng lèng | ta da!; wow! |
| 直愣愣 | zhí lèng lèng | staring blankly |
| 傻愣愣 | shǎ lèng lèng | staring stupidly; petrified |