怦
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Meaning: the thumping of one's heart
💡 Think: heart (忄) goes 'peng' like a drum, thumping with emotion.
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Character Story & Explanation
怦 (pēng) is a phonetic-semantic compound combining the radical 忄 (heart) and the phonetic component 平 (píng). It vividly mimics the sound of a heartbeat, often used to describe a sudden thump due to excitement, nervousness, or emotional stirring. In literature, it frequently appears in the phrase 怦然心动 (pēngrán xīndòng), capturing that moment when one's heart leaps with emotion.
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