眩
(literary) dizzy; (literary) dazzled; bewildered; to dazzle (variant of 炫[xuan4])
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How 眩 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
目 (semantic, “eye”) + 玄 (phonetic, xuán)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 玄
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 玄 (xuán) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玄 sound component | 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 |
Words containing 眩
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |