昏

hūn
#1,559 most
frequent character
faint, lose consciousness, dusk
adjective
noun

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

昏 joins 氐, to strike or touch, with 日, the sun. Together they point to dusk, when the sun meets the horizon. The meaning later grew to faint, then muddled or confused.

Drawn as: the sun

昏 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
婚
sound2 characters
婚阍
picture1 character
惛

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Example Sentences

天色昏暗，我需要开灯。
tiān sè hūnàn ， wǒ xūyào kāi dēng 。
The sky is dim, I need to turn on the lights.
他在昏迷中，医生正在抢救他。
tāzài hūnmí zhōng ， yīshēng zhèngzài qiǎngjiù tā 。
He is unconscious, and the doctor is trying to save him.
黄昏时分，公园里的人渐渐少了。
huánghūn shí fēn ， gōngyuán lǐ de rén jiànjiàn shǎole 。
At dusk, the number of people in the park gradually decreased.

Same Characters, Different Readings

昏hūn
faint, lose consciousness, dusk

Words with similar meanings

模糊móhu
blurred
模糊 emphasizes a lack of clarity, not just in brightness but in perception, whereas 昏 refers more specifically to dimness.
昏暗hūnàn
dim
昏暗 directly relates to the lack of light, making it a more specific synonym of 昏.

Homophones

婚hūn
to marry, marriage, wedding

Words Starting With 昏

昏迷hūn mí
to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented

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