瞬 (shùn): moment
瞬 (shùn) is a Chinese character meaning “moment.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 目 (semantic) and 舜 (phonetic). It ranks #2077 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 瞬 eye. Its radical form 目 (eye) appears in many related characters such as 看 (kàn, to look, to see), 真 (zhēn, really), 着 (zhe, -ing, to wear).
Definitions
- moment
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 瞬
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一瞬间noun | yī shùn jiān | split second |
| 一瞬noun | yī shùn | one instant |
| 转瞬即逝phrase | zhuǎn shùn jí shì | (idiom) fleeting |
| 瞬息万变phrase | shùn xī wàn biàn | in an instant a myriad changes (idiom) |
| 瞬时noun | shùn shí | instantaneous |
| 转瞬adverb | zhuǎn shùn | in the twinkling of an eye |
| 瞬息noun | shùn xī | in a flash |
| 瞬发中子 | shùn fā zhōng zǐ | prompt neutron |
| 瞬息之间 | shùn xī zhī jiān | (idiom) in the wink of an eye |
| 目不转瞬 | mù bù zhuǎn shùn | gazing fixedly (idiom) |
| 瞬间转移 | shùn jiān zhuǎn yí | teleportation |
| 瞬时辐射 | shùn shí fú shè | prompt radiation |
| 瞬发辐射 | shùn fā fú shè | prompt radiation |
| 瞬态 | shùn tài | (physics) (attributive) transient |
| 瞬霎 | shùn shà | in a blink |
瞬 appears in 17 compound words: 71 as the first character, 18 as the last, and 12 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 瞬 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
瞬间的决定可能会影响一生的命运。
Shùnjiān de juédìng kěnéng huì yǐngxiǎng yìshēng de mìngyùn.
A momentary decision may affect one's destiny for a lifetime.
高雄惊传毒鸽!妇人撒不明白米 鸽子瞬间坠地亡
gāo xióng jīng chuán dú gē ! fù rén sā bù míng bái mǐ gē zǐ shùn jiān zhuì dì wáng
Shocking Report of Poisoned Pigeons in Kaohsiung! Woman Scatters Uncooked Rice; Pigeon Plummets to the Ground and Dies Instantly
14岁少年健身遭190公斤杠铃重击 胸口瞬间凹陷
1 4 suì shǎo nián jiàn shēn zāo 1 9 0 gōng jīn gàng líng chóng jī xiōng kǒu shùn jiān āo xiàn
The 14-year-old boy was hit hard by a 190-kilogram barbell and his chest was instantly sunken
年假首日撞! 國1后里2車追撞翻 撞瞬曝光
nián jiǎ shǒu rì zhuàng ! 國 hòu lǐ 車 zhuī zhuàng fān zhuàng shùn pù guāng
The first day of the annual vacation collision! 2 cars collided in the back of the country, the moment of the collision was revealed.
7名中國遊客貝加爾湖墜湖 瞬間畫面曝光
míng zhōng 國 遊 kè 貝 jiā 爾 hú 墜 hú shùn 間 畫 miàn pù guāng
Seven Chinese tourists fall into Lake Begal, instantaneous footage revealed.
...公路自撞護欄 摔50米邊坡喪命...撞擊瞬間曝光
. . . gōng lù zì zhuàng 護 欄 shuāi mǐ 邊 pō 喪 mìng . . . zhuàng 擊 shùn 間 pù guāng
... Highway self-collision guardrail, fall 50 meters side slope to lose his life ... The collision was instantaneous.
我瞬间对你肃然起敬！
Wǒ shùnjiān duì nǐ sùránqǐjìng!
I am immediately in awe of you!
那是个美好的瞬间。
Nàshi gè měihǎo de shùnjiān.
That was a beautiful moment.
在他们双目交接的瞬间，世界仿佛静止了。
Zài tāmen shuāng mù jiāojiē de shùnjiān, shìjiè fǎngfú jìngzhǐ le.
When their eyes met, it was as if the world stood still.
那一瞬间，仿佛一切都停止了。
Nà yīshùnjiān, fǎngfú yīqiè dōu tíngzhǐ le.
In just a moment, it seemed like everything stopped.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 目 (eye) component
Homophones — Characters pronounced shùn
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