瞬 shùn
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- Made of
- 目 eye 舜 legendary ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
瞬间
shùnjiān
instant
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 灯光熄灭的瞬间，整个大厅陷入了短暂的安静。 Dēngguāng xīmiè de shùnjiān, zhěnggè dàtīng xiànrù le duǎnzàn de ānjìng. The instant the lights went out, the whole hall fell into a brief silence.
- 照片拍下了孩子笑得最开心的那一瞬间。 Zhàopiàn pāixià le háizi xiào de zuì kāixīn de nà yí shùnjiān. The photo captured the very moment the child laughed the happiest.
- 他的脸色瞬间变了，好像听到了什么坏消息。 Tā de liǎnsè shùnjiān biàn le, hǎoxiàng tīngdào le shénme huài xiāoxi. His expression changed in an instant, as if he had heard some bad news.
Related words
- 房间 fángjiān room
- 间 jiān room; between (also a measure word for rooms)
- 时间 shíjiān time
- 洗手间 xǐshǒujiān restroom, toilet
- 中间 zhōngjiān middle; between, among
- 民间 mínjiān folk
- 卫生间 wèishēngjiān bathroom; toilet
- 空间 kōngjiān space
- 期间 qījiān during
- 之间 zhījiān between
- 间接 jiànjiē indirect
- 人间 rénjiān the human world