怔忪 zhēngzhōng frightened Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 怔 zhēng a disease resembling neurosis Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 正 represents the sound. Components 忄 忄 Meaning component xin, xīn heart 忄 is a component form of 心. 正 正 Sound component zhèng, zheng, zhēng correct Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangtjeŋ Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang 忪 zhōng, sōng quiet Components 忄 忄 Meaning component xin, xīn heart heart 公 公 Sound component gōng public Historical Pronunciations Old ChineseZhengzhangkljoŋ Sources Readings & variants Unicode Historical pronunciations Zhengzhang Shangfang