昏

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

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

天空在昏暗的黄昏中变得模糊了。
tiānkōng zài hūnàn de huánghūn zhōng biàndé móhu le 。
The sky became blurry in the dim twilight.
他在昏迷中还能听到我说话。
tāzài hūnmí zhōng huán néng tīngdào wǒ shuōhuà 。
He could still hear me speaking while in a faint.
我的头有点昏，可能是因为没有吃早餐。
wǒde tóu yǒudiǎn hūn ， kěnéngshì yīnwèi méiyǒu chī zǎocān 。
My head is a bit dull, maybe because I didn’t have breakfast.

Same Characters, Different Readings

昏hūn
faint, lose consciousness, dusk

Words with similar meanings

模糊móhu
blurry
模糊 specifically refers to something that is not clear, similar to how '昏' can describe a lack of clarity, especially in twilight.
昏暗hūnàn
dim
昏暗 refers to a lack of light, often associated with dusk or twilight, which aligns closely with one of the meanings of '昏'.

Homophones

昏hūn
faint, lose consciousness, dusk
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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