晃 (huàng / huǎng): To shake — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 晃

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2.

Readings & Meanings

晃has 2 distinct pronunciations with different meanings

huàng

to shake

verbHSK 6 HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huǎng

to dazzle; to flash; to pass quickly

verb

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 晃

4.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom

晃

日sun

光light

晃=

5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 晃

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6.

How to Use 晃

Physical Swaying or Shaking

The characters in these words all describe a back-and-forth or unsteady motion of an object or movement.

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

7.

Example Sentences

dì地

zhèn震

shí时

，

zhěng整

gè个

fáng

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HSK 3.0 · L7-9

日sun

+光light

The sun (日) shines brightly (光), dazzling the eyes — to glitter or sway unsteadily.

yí一

huàng晃

Flit

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yáo摇

huàng晃

Sway / Shake

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huàng晃

dang荡

To sway / to wobble

房

zi子

dōu都

zài在

huàng晃

dòng动

。

During the earthquake, the entire house was shaking.

xiǎo小

chuán船

zài在

hú湖

miàn面

shàng上

qīng轻

yáo摇

huàng晃

。

The boat sways gently on the lake.

chuán船

zài在

fēng风

làng浪

zhōng中

jù剧

liè烈

de地

huàng晃

。

The boat rocked violently in the wind and waves.

yáng阳

guāng光

tài太

huǎng晃

yǎn眼

，

wǒ我

dài戴

shàng上

le了

mò墨

jìng镜

。

The sunlight is too dazzling, so I put on sunglasses.

yáng阳

guāng光

tū突

rán然

huǎng晃

le了

yī一

xià下

wǒ我

de的

yǎn眼

jing睛

。

The sunlight suddenly flashed and dazzled my eyes.

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