慌
huāng
to get panicky; to lose one's head
(coll.) (after 得[de2]) unbearably; terribly
heart (忄) + wilderness (荒) = a heart gone wild with panic
荒 primarily gives the sound huāng; the heart radical carries the meaning, signaling an inner emotional state. A panicked heart is one that has gone 'wild' — much like the barren, uncontrolled land 荒 depicts.
听到那个消息，他一下子慌了。
tīng dào nà ge xiāo xi, tā yī xià zi huāng le。
When he heard that news, he suddenly panicked.
外面冷得慌，我不想出去。
wài miàn lěng de huāng, wǒ bù xiǎng chū qù。
It's terribly cold outside; I don't want to go out.
Words with 慌
惊慌
jīng huāng
to panic
惊慌失措
jīng huāng shī cuò
to lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
惊慌失色
jīng huāng shī sè
to go pale in panic (idiom)
不慌不忙
bù huāng bù máng
(idiom) calm; unhurried; composed
心慌
xīn huāng
to be flustered
心慌意乱
xīn huāng yì luàn
confused
恐慌
kǒng huāng
panic
恐慌发作
kǒng huāng fā zuò
panic attack
慌乱
huāng luàn
frenetic
慌张
huāng zhāng
flustered
慌得
huāng de
hurriedly
慌忙
huāng máng
in a great rush