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晃

huǎng

to flash; to flicker past

A bright flash of light sweeps across a mirror
Memory picture

Character

晃 huǎng

Strokes
10
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 光 light
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 一道强光在镜面上一晃,摄影师立刻调低了曝光。 Yídào qiángguāng zài jìngmiàn shang yì huǎng, shèyǐngshī lìkè tiáodī le pùguāng. A strong flash crossed the mirror surface, and the photographer immediately lowered the exposure.
  • 窗外一个黑影晃了过去,我的心一下子提了起来。 Chuāng wài yí ge hēiyǐng huǎng le guòqù, wǒ de xīn yíxiàzi tí le qǐlái. A dark shadow flashed past the window, and my heart leapt into my throat.
  • 阳光在水面上一晃,刺得我睁不开眼。 Yángguāng zài shuǐmiàn shang yì huǎng, cì de wǒ zhēng bù kāi yǎn. Sunlight flashed on the water and dazzled me so that I could not open my eyes.

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