幻 (huàn) — (bound form) unreal, imaginary, illusory; (bound form) magical, shifting change (as in 变幻)
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'unreal / illusory,' always paired with another character (幻想, 幻觉, 变幻). Don't use it as a standalone word.
bound form
unrealimaginaryillusorymagicalshifting change (as in 变幻)
Easily confused
- 幼yòulook-alikeyoung; juvenile (bound form used in compounds)
- 换huànsound-aliketo exchange, to swap
- 患huànsound-aliketo contract / suffer from (a disease)
- 唤huànsound-aliketo call out, to summon (by shouting)
- 焕huànsound-alike(bound form, in compounds) to glow, to shine; to radiate (vigor, vitality); to take on (a new appearance)
- 浣huànsound-aliketo wash (literary; used in compounds like 浣洗, 浣熊)
Examples
- 。Tā yǒu hěn duō huàn xiǎng.He has many fantasies.
- 。Wǒ zuó tiān chǎn shēng le huàn jué.I had a hallucination yesterday.
- 。Tiān qì biàn huàn mò cè.The weather is unpredictably changeable.
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