惑
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to confuse; to be puzzled
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 心 +8
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 惑
- Common rank
- #2,187
- Unicode
- U+60D1
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Formation & memory
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Words with 惑
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大惑不解 | to be at a loss (idiom) | |
| 人非生而知之者，孰能无惑 | Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?; We are not born with knowledge… | |
| 迷惑不解 | to feel puzzled | |
| 左道惑众 | to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom) | |
| 困惑不解 | to feel perplexed | |
| 迷惑龙 | apatosaurus; former name: brontosaurus; also called 雷龍|雷龙[lei2 long2] | |
| 不惑 | without doubt; with full self-confidence; forty years of age | |
| 惑星 | (obsolete) planet | |
| 解疑释惑 | (idiom) to solve a problem; to resolve a difficult issue | |
| 解惑 | to dispel doubts; to clear up confusion | |
| 妖言惑众 | to mislead the public with rumors (idiom); to delude the people with lies | |
| 古惑仔 | gangster; hooligan; problem youth; at-risk youth | |
| 蛊惑人心 | to stir up public sentiment by false statements (idiom); to resort to demagogy | |
| 谣言惑众 | to mislead the public with rumors; to delude the people with lies | |
| 迷惑 | to puzzle; to confuse; to baffle | |
| 疑惑 | to doubt; to distrust; unconvincing; to puzzle over; misgivings; suspicions | |
| 荧惑星 | Mars in traditional Chinese astronomy | |
| 困惑 | bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity | |
| 媚惑 | to charm; to bewitch | |
| 诱惑 | to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract |