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愣 (lèng): Absent-minded — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 愣

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 愣 — animated stroke order
2.

Readings & Meanings

愣has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

lèng
  • absent-minded; distracted; rashly
    v.HSK 6
  • stunned; distracted; rashly
    v./adj./adv.
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 愣

愣 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
愣
忄xīn · heart
方fāng · square
5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 愣

愣 handwriting practice worksheet preview
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6.

How to Use 愣

Common word with 愣

One common HSK word with 愣 is 发愣, meaning "Stare blankly / be dumbfounded".

发愣 • fā lèng • Stare blankly / be dumbfounded • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
7.

Example Sentences

tā他
tīng听
dào到
xiāo消
xi息
hòu后
lèng

Information

Pinyinlèng
Meaningabsent-minded; distracted; rashly
Strokes12
Radical忄
Traditional愣
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2274
Zhuyinㄌㄥˋ
UnicodeU+6123
CangjiePMMS
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
囗wéi
愣=忄xīn · heart+方fāng · square+囗wéi
fā发
lèng愣

Stare blankly / be dumbfounded

愣
zheng怔
le了
yī一
xià下
。

He was dumbfounded for a moment after hearing the news.

tā他
zuò坐
zài在
nà那
lǐ里
fā发
lèng愣
,
yí一
dòng动
bu不
dòng动
。

He sat there dazed, motionless.

tā他
lèng愣
zài在
mén门
kǒu口
,
hǎo好
xiàng像
wàng忘
le了
yào要
zuò做
shén什
me么
。

He stood there absent-mindedly at the door, as if he forgot what he was going to do.

tā他
tū突
rán然
lèng愣
zhù住
,
shuō说
bù不
chū出
huà话
lái来
。

He suddenly froze and couldn't speak.

bié别
lèng愣
shén神
le了
,
kuài快
huí回
dá答
wèn问
tí题
。

Stop being absent-minded and answer the question quickly.

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