愣

lèng

HSK 7freq #11493

Meanings

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lèng

1.to look distracted
2.to stare blankly
3.distracted
4.blank
5.(coll.) unexpectedly
6.rash
7.rashly

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Wiktionary

1.to be in a daze; to be dumbfounded
2.rash; hot-headed; hasty
3.wilfully; insistently; persistently
4.only used in 愣兒／愣儿

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 忄 (“heart”) + abbreviated phonetic 楞 (OC *rɯːŋ).

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Stroke order

Components

愣忄罒方

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Related words

发愣 to stare blankly; to be in a daze 登愣 ta da!愣干 to do things recklessly 愣说 (coll.) to insist; to allege; to assert 愣劲儿 dash 愣神儿 to stare blankly 二愣子 stupid person 直愣愣 staring blankly 傻愣愣 staring stupidly; petrified 斜愣眼 to squint 愣头青 reckless young person 愣头愣脑 rash