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愣

Character

愣 lèng

HSK 7–9Character

to suddenly stop moving or speaking because you are very surprised

Radical
忄
Strokes
12
Structure
Left–right
Parts
忄 罒 方
Traditional
愣
Frequency
#4123 most common character
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Meaning

lèng

leng4
  1. to suddenly stop moving or speaking because you are very surprised
  2. so surprised that you cannot speak or move

Examples

  • 他愣了一下,然后笑了。

    tā lèng le yī xià rán hòu xiào le

    He froze for a moment, then smiled.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他愣住了,不知道说什么。

    tā lèng zhù le bù zhī dào shuō shén me

    He froze and did not know what to say.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 12 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 愣

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