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惑 (huò) — (bound form) to confuse, to delude, to mislead; confusion, doubt

Definition

惑 is a literary/bound form meaning 'to confuse, delude' or 'doubt, suspicion'. It mostly appears in compounds like 困惑, 诱惑, and 疑惑 rather than standing alone.

bound form
to confuseto deludeto misleadconfusiondoubt

Examples

  • 。
    Zhè jiàn shì ràng wǒ gǎn dào hěn kùn huò.
    This matter makes me feel very perplexed.
  • 。
    Jīn qián de yòu huò ràng tā zuò le cuò wù de jué dìng.
    The temptation of money made him make the wrong decision.
  • ，。
    Duì yú zhè ge wèn tí, tā xīn lǐ yì zhí yǒu yí huò.
    Regarding this question, he has always had doubts.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
或
或huò惑huò
Same sound today

惑 uses 或 for the sound and 心, the heart, for the meaning.

Appears in
Thinking & Cognition

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