suddenly

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
勿 sound component

  Sound component

  

must not

心 meaning component

  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

Evolution

忽 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
忽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
忽 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
忽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

suddenly, abruptly; neglect; to neglect; to overlook; to ignore; suddenly

 

surname Hu

Most common words with 忽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

忽然

suddenly

忽略

to neglect

忽视

to neglect

to neglect

忽悠

to rock

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (0 verified)