zhōng

忪

Character · Adjective

terrified, frightened

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Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

adjective

terrified, frightened, panic-stricken

archaic

Primarily used in the compound 怔忪 (zhēng zhōng) in classical or literary contexts. Rarely used in modern spoken Chinese. The variant character 伀 is sometimes used for this meaning.

Zhòng众
jiē皆
zhēng怔
zhōng忪
 ，
bù不
zhī知
suǒ所
cuò措
 。

The crowd was all terrified and did not know what to do.

zhēng怔
zhōng忪
bù不
ān安

terrified and restless; in a state of panic