惶惶

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Chinese

frightened frightened
simp. and trad.
(惶惶)
alternative forms 皇皇
遑遑

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (33)
Final () (102)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () I
Fanqie
Baxter hwang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦwɑŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦʷɑŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣuɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦwaŋ/
Li
Rong
/ɣuɑŋ/
Wang
Li
/ɣuɑŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ɣwɑŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
huáng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wong4

Adjective

惶惶

  1. (literary, ideophonic) agitated; anxious; uneasy; terrified; upset
  2. (literary, ideophonic) hurried; hasty; rushed

Synonyms

  • (agitated): 惶惑 (huánghuò), (literary) 惶遽 (huángjù)

Derived terms