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Chinese symbol for “bewildered”

困惑
kùn huò
bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem

The closest CC-CEDICT match for bewildered is 困惑 (kùn huò), defined as: bewildered; perplexed; confused; difficult problem; perplexity.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

困 kùn
to surround; to besiege; surrounded, in distress; poor; tired, sleepy
radical 31 ⼞ · 7 strokes
惑 huò
to confuse, to mislead; to doubt
radical 61 ⼼ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “bewildered”

WordPinyinMeaning
纳罕 (納罕)nà hǎnbewildered; amazed
惊疑 (驚疑)jīng yíbewildered
手足无措 (手足無措)shǒu zú wú cuòat a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered
纳闷 (納悶)nà mènpuzzled; bewildered
迷茫mí mángvast and indistinct; perplexed

Related words

Other words that share a character with 困惑.

WordPinyinMeaning
困难 (困難)kùn nandifficult; challenging
贫困 (貧困)pín kùnimpoverished; poverty
困境kùn jìngpredicament; plight
困扰 (困擾)kùn rǎoto perplex; to disturb
被困bèi kùnto be trapped; to be stranded
诱惑 (誘惑)yòu huòto entice; to lure
疑惑yí huòto doubt; to distrust
迷惑mí huoto puzzle; to confuse

See also: Japanese symbol for “bewildered”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.