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 eyeImage of an eye with a central pupil 口.
爫 reaching downwardsShows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
舛 opposeShows two feet in opposing position 夕/止, as in 'dancing 舞'. Its upper half shows many people.




 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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