Memory phrase for the character: 瞬

瞬

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Meaning to twinkle, wink, a moment

Pronunciation

shùn

Explanation

Left: eye 目, right: Emperor Shun 舜 (hand reaching down 爫, cover 冖, 舛 two var. of foot 夕/止 (opposite feet, originally a pictograph, like at: to dance 舞)

Mnemonic

The eye sees a hand covering two unequal feet and twinkles for a moment.

Radicals

目	eye	Image of an eye with a central pupil 口.
爫	reaching downwards	Shows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
舛	oppose

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Vocabulary

瞬间	shùn jiān	moment; momentary; in a flash
一瞬	yī shùn	one instant; very short time; the twinkle of an eye
瞬息	shùn xī	in a flash; twinkling; ephemeral
瞬息	shùn xī

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