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恍

Mandarin · pinyin huǎng

(bound form) in a hazy state of mind
(bound form) to snap out of that state
used in 恍如 huǎng rú and 恍若 huǎng ruò

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恍: huǎng · seemingly; absent-minded

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seemingly, as if (often used with 如 (rú), 若 (ruò))
absent-minded
used in 恍惚 (huǎnghū) and 惚恍 (hūhuǎng)

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