晕

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confused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon; to lose consciousness; to pass out

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

日 meaning “sun” + 军 sound ( jūn )

Components 日军

dizzy · Heisig RSH #1634

sun + chariot

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
头晕眼花	tóu yūn yǎn huā	to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
晕高儿	yùn gāo r	to feel giddy on heights; vertigo
晕头转向	yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng	confused and disoriented
日月晕	rì yuè yùn	halo; ring of light around the sun or moon
晕血症	yùn xuè zhèng	blood phobia
晕头	yūn tóu	dizzy
头晕	tóu yūn	dizzy
晕机	yùn jī	to become airsick
头昏眼晕	tóu hūn yǎn yūn	head spinning and blurred vision; giddy; in a faint
电晕	diàn yùn	corona discharge
发晕	fā yūn	to feel dizzy
晕车	yùn chē	to be carsick
眼晕	yǎn yùn	to feel dizzy
光晕	guāng yùn	halo; (photography) halation
红晕	hóng yùn	a reddish flush on the face (as from emotion, health or exertion); a rosy tint (on clouds,…
头昏目晕	tóu hūn mù yūn	see 頭昏目眩\|头昏目眩[tou2 hun1 mu4 xuan4]
晕场	yùn chǎng	to faint from stress (during exam, on stage etc)
晕死	yūn sǐ	Geez!; Shoot!; No way!
晕血	yùn xuè	to feel sick when seeing blood
血晕	xiě yùn	bruise; pale red

Characters sharing the sound component 军 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
军 sound part	jūn	army, military; soldiers, troops
浑	hún	blended, mixed; muddy, turbid
辉	huī	brightness, luster
荤	hūn	non-vegetarian food; garlic; a foul smell
诨	hùn	joke, jest; nickname; obscene joke
晖	huī	sunshine; light; bright, radiant
珲	hún	bright, glorious, splendid
郓	yùn	an ancient town; surname
皲	jūn	chapped, cracked