Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "昏", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "昏", and master the standard way of writing the character "昏".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 昏
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "昏" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
muddle-headed / twilight / to faint / to lose consciousness
昏 [hūn]
1. The time when day is just getting dark; dusk.
Example: 黄昏 (huáng hūn) - twilight; 晨昏 (chén hūn) - morning and evening.
2. Dark and without light.
Example: 昏暗 (hūn àn) - dim; 昏黑 (hūn hēi) - dark.
3. Confused and bewildered.
Example: 昏愦 (hūn kuì) - muddled; 昏聩 (hūn kuì) - confused; 昏庸 (hūn yōng) - ignorant.
4. Loss of clarity or loss of consciousness.
Example: 发昏 (fā hūn) - become dizzy; 昏厥 (hūn jué) - fainting; 昏乱 (hūn luàn) - disordered.
5. An ancient character meaning "marriage".
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昏 [hūn]
1. Extended meaning of dimness; without light (dusky; dark).
Example: 问天需昏 ("when the sky is dark"): 杜甫《茅屋为秋风所破歌》.
2. Dim-sighted (目不明; dim-sighted).
Example: 昏困 (hūn kùn) - drowsy.
3. Muddled or confused (昏聩; confused).
Example: 昏愚 (hūn yú) - muddled and foolish.
4. A chaotic or dark world (世道混乱、黑暗; confusion; chaos).
Example: 昏世 (hūn shì) - a corrupt age; 昏敝 (hūn bì) - political corruption.
5. Varied and difficult to distinguish (斑驳难辨; variegated).
Example: 看那山门时,上有一面朱红牌额,内有四个金个,都昏了,写着“瓦罐之寺”.
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昏 [hūn]
1. Faint or lose consciousness (昏迷; lose consciousness; faint).
Example: 昏晕 (hūn yūn) - fainting.
2. Referring to marriage, as ancient weddings were held in the evening (婚礼; marriage).
Example: 昏姻 (hūn yīn) - marriage; 昏媾 (hūn gòu) - marriage.
3. Confused or puzzled (惑乱; puzzle; confuse).
Example: 君子失心,鲜不夭昏 ("the gentleman loses his mind, seldom will he not become confused").
4. To die young; to die before being named (出生后尚未命名而死; die young).
Example: 昏札 (hūn zhā) - dying young.