晃
huǎng , huàng · HSK 7
to sway
☀️✨ 晃 = 日 sun + 光 light; sun plus bright light dazzles and makes you sway
Two readings: huǎng is the dazzle of bright light flashing past, huàng is to sway or shake. The 日 sun radical over 光 light spells out a glare strong enough to set you off balance.
晃 — sun 日 + bright 光 (also phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 日 (sun) gives the meaning of brightness, while 光 (light) supplies both meaning and sound. Originally it depicted dazzling sunlight, hence 'bright, dazzling.' The reading huàng later extended to 'sway, shake,' as if shimmering light wavers.