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怔 [zhēng]
1. Terrified; be panic-stricken; be seized with terror.
2. Stunned; dazed.
怔 [zhèng]
1. Alarmed and panicky; terrified.
2. Stunned; dazed.
Definitions:
1. 【本义】: The state of being alarmed and uneasy.
2. 【造字法】: A phonetic-ideographic character composed of the heart radical and the phonetic part "正".
Meanings:
1. 驚惧 - Terrified; be panic-stricken; be seized with terror.
Example: In the text from "《潜夫论》", it describes a state of alarm when military orders are intermingled.
2. 发愣,发呆 - Stunned; dazed.
Example: In "《红楼梦》", a character experiences a moment of daze.
3. 惶恐不安 - Feeling of panic and restlessness.
Example: The term 怔忡 refers to a symptom of intense heartbeats and can signify feelings of terror and anxiety.
Dialectal Usage:
1. 〈方〉发呆,发愣 - To be in a daze.
Example: 发怔 means to become dazed or stunned.
Additional Notes:
1. The character can also read as "zhèng", which carries similar meanings, emphasizing alarm and daze.