恍 (huǎng) - suddenly & as if
恍 · huǎng
suddenly;
as if;
absent-minded;
seemingly;
in a flash
suddenlyas ifabsent-minded
Usage highlights
suddenly realizeabsentseeminglyas ifin a dazesuddenly understand
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He suddenly realized his mistake (恍然大悟).
- She seemed to be in a daze (神情恍惚).
- It feels like a dream (恍如梦境).
- He looked as if he had seen a ghost (恍若见鬼).
Collocations
- suddenly realize(恍然大悟)
- absent-minded(恍惚)
- seemingly(恍如)
- as if(恍若)
- in a daze(神情恍惚)
- suddenly understand(恍然明白)
Idioms
- Suddenly see the light(恍然大悟)
- As if in a dream(恍如梦境)
- Mentally absent(神思恍惚)
Cultural background
FAQ- Often used in Buddhist and Daoist contexts to describe sudden enlightenment or altered states of consciousness.
- Commonly appears in classical Chinese literature to depict dream-like states or sudden realizations.
- The character combines the heart/mind radical (忄) with the phonetic component 光 (light), suggesting a sudden illumination of the mind.