瞬间 (shùnjiān) · instant

瞬间 (shùnjiān) means “instant; moment; in a flash”. It is written with 2 characters: 瞬 (to wink) + 间 (measure word for rooms). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 瞬间 is built

The characters

瞬 shùn · to wink

What 瞬 is made of

目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
舜shùn — legendary ruler
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 冖mì — cover
- 舛chuǎn — mistaken
  - 夕xī — evening

间 jiān · measure word for rooms

What 间 is made of

门mén — door
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: The sun 日 shining through a doorway 门 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

那一瞬间，我明白了一切。Nà yī shùnjiān, wǒ míngbai le yíqiè.In that instant, I understood everything.

灯瞬间就灭了。Dēng shùnjiān jiù miè le.The light went out in a flash.

Questions about 瞬间

What does 瞬间 mean?

瞬间 (shùnjiān) means “instant; moment; in a flash”.

How do you pronounce 瞬间?

瞬间 is pronounced shùnjiān.

Which HSK level is 瞬间?

瞬间 is in Old HSK 6.

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Learn 瞬间 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 171: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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