瞬

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to wink

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

目 meaning “eye” + 舜 sound ( shùn )

Components 目舜

instant · Heisig RSH #2915

eyeball + vulture + crown + sunglasses

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
瞬发中子	shùn fā zhōng zǐ	prompt neutron
目不转瞬	mù bù zhuǎn shùn	gazing fixedly (idiom)
瞬息之间	shùn xī zhī jiān	(idiom) in the wink of an eye; in a flash
瞬息万变	shùn xī wàn biàn	in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change
一瞬间	yī shùn jiān	split second
瞬间转移	shùn jiān zhuǎn yí	teleportation
瞬发辐射	shùn fā fú shè	prompt radiation
瞬时辐射	shùn shí fú shè	prompt radiation
一瞬	yī shùn	one instant; very short time; the twinkle of an eye
瞬时	shùn shí	instantaneous
转瞬	zhuǎn shùn	in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash; to turn one's eyes
瞬间	shùn jiān	in an instant; in a flash
转瞬即逝	zhuǎn shùn jí shì	(idiom) fleeting; transitory
瞬态	shùn tài	(physics) (attributive) transient
瞬息	shùn xī	in a flash; twinkling; ephemeral
瞬膜	shùn mó	nictitating membrane (zoology)
瞬霎	shùn shà	in a blink; in a twinkling