lèng

to look distracted

to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly

heart (忄) + net (罒) + direction (方) = mind frozen in a blank stare

The heart radical anchors the meaning: a mind suddenly gone still or unfocused. 罒 and 方 together form the phonetic side, lending the lèng sound without contributing to the sense.

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他听到这个消息,了好一会儿。

tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi,lèng le hǎo yī huìr。

He heard the news and stared blankly for quite a while.

愣地看着窗外,不知道在想什么。

tā lèng lèng de kàn zhe chuāng wài,bù zhī dào zài xiǎng shén me。

She gazed blankly out the window, not knowing what she was thinking about.

Words with 愣

二愣子

èr lèng zi

stupid person

傻不愣登

shǎ bù lèng dēng

stupid; dazed

傻愣愣

shǎ lèng lèng

staring stupidly; petrified

愣劲儿

lèng jìn r

dash

愣干

lèng gàn

to do things recklessly

愣神儿

lèng shén r

to stare blankly

愣说

lèng shuō

(coll.) to insist; to allege; to assert

愣头愣脑

lèng tóu lèng nǎo

rash

愣头青

lèng tóu qīng

reckless young person

斜愣眼

xié leng yǎn

to squint

斜愣眼儿

xié leng yǎn r

erhua variant of 斜愣眼[xie2 leng5 yan3]

登愣

dēng lèng

ta da!

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