迷惘 (mí wǎng) — perplexed; at a loss | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

perplexedat a loss

Examples

迷惘。
Tā duì wèi lái de fāng xiàng gǎn dào mí wǎng.
He feels perplexed about his future direction.
，迷惘。
Zài rén shēng de shí zì lù kǒu, wǒ cháng cháng jué de mí wǎng.
At the crossroads of life, I often feel at a loss.
迷惘。
Tā nà shuāng mí wǎng de yǎn jing ràng rén xīn téng.
Those perplexed eyes of hers make people's hearts ache.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

惘wǎngat a loss

迷 'lost' and 惘 'at a loss' combine to describe perplexity.

Characters in this word

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

辵辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

米

米mǐ迷mí

Same sound today

迷 uses 辵, the walking part, and 米, which gives the sound.

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

罔

罔wǎng惘wǎng

Same sound today

惘 is built from 心, the heart part, to show it names a feeling, and 罔, which gives the sound.

Appears in

Emotions & Feelings Mental Health

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