to stare blankly / startled
stumped for words / to stare blankly

怔 character breakdown

Kangxi radical 61 (心) as a vertical side element

Looks a bit like a flail.
first month of the lunar year
straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a stick-figure with straight lines. James II of England (zh) really has to use the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but there's a stick-figure (正) blocking the stalls with a barrier (止). The stick-figure measures with a flute (一) whether James is tall enough to go. James stands very straight (正) to make himself as tall as possible.

Characters with 怔 as component

怔 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 怔

(of the heart) palpitating with fear / palpitation (Chinese medicine)
frightened / scared / terrified
lost in thought / in a daze
baffled / nonplussed
lit. eye startled, mouth struck dumb (idiom); stunned / stupefied
crazed / possessed / bewitched

Sentences with 怔

怔 currently does not appear in any sentence.