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眩

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(literary) dizzy; (literary) dazzled; bewildered; to dazzle (variant of 炫[xuan4])

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Strokes
10
Radical
目 +5
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
眩
Common rank
#2,614
Unicode
U+7729

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Formation & memory

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How 眩 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

目 meaning “eye” + 玄 sound ( xuán )

Components 目 玄

Words with 眩

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WordPinyinMeaning
目眩神迷 mù xuàn shén mí to be dazzled and stunned (idiom)
耳源性眩晕 ěr yuán xìng xuàn yùn aural vertigo
目眩头昏 mù xuàn tóu hūn to be dizzy and see stars
头昏目眩 tóu hūn mù xuàn (idiom) dazed; dizzy
头晕目眩 tóu yūn mù xuàn (idiom) to have a dizzy spell; dazzled
头昏脑眩 tóu hūn nǎo xuàn dizzying; it makes one's head spin
周围性眩晕 zhōu wéi xìng xuàn yùn peripheral vertigo
震眩弹 zhèn xuàn dàn stun grenade
眩人 xuàn rén wizard; magician
目眩 mù xuàn dizzy; dazzled
眩目 xuàn mù variant of 炫目[xuan4 mu4]
眩丽 xuàn lì charming; enchanting; captivating
晕眩 yūn xuàn to feel dizzy; dizziness
眩晕 xuàn yùn vertigo; dizziness; fainting; feeling of swaying, head spinning, lack of balance or floati…
眩惑 xuàn huò confusion; unable to escape from infatuation or addiction
眩耀 xuàn yào giddy; confused; variant of 炫耀[xuan4 yao4]
瞑眩 míng xuàn dizziness, nausea etc brought on as a side effect of drug treatment (Chinese medicine)

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
玄 sound part xuán deep, profound, abstruse
弦 xián bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse
畜 chù livestock, domestic animals
炫 xuàn to glitter, to shine; to show off, to flaunt
舷 xián bulwarks, gunwhale
铉 xuàn a device for carrying a tripod
泫 xuàn to weep, to cry; to shine, to glisten