Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to wink

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “shun” becomes a different word in each tone. 瞬 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 瞬间shùn jiānin an instant; in a flash
  • 一瞬间yī shùn jiānsplit second
  • 一瞬yī shùnone instant; very short time; the twinkle of an eye
  • 瞬时shùn shíinstantaneous
  • 转瞬zhuǎn shùnin the twinkling of an eye; in a flash; to turn one's eyes

Example Sentence

流星划过夜空,只是一瞬间的事。Liú xīng huá guò yè kōng, zhǐ shì yí shùn jiān de shì.A shooting star crosses the night sky in just an instant.

流星Liú xīngmeteorhuáto row过夜guò yèto spend the nightkōngempty只是zhǐ shìmerely一瞬间yí shùn jiānsplit seconddeofshìmatter