愣 lèng▶ เสียสมาธิ

Stroke order

愣 is written in 12 strokes.

• 愣

Senses

1. to look distracted
2. to stare blankly
3. distracted
4. blank
5. (coll.) unexpectedly
6. rash
7. rashly

Related words

• 冷落ไม่แยแส, เฉยเมย
• 黎明รุ่งอรุณ

愣 is pronounced lèng and means “เสียสมาธิ”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 愣 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.