Chinese symbol for “captivate”
魅惑
mèi huò
to bewitch; to captivate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for captivate is 魅惑 (mèi huò), defined as: to bewitch; to captivate.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “captivate”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 迷住 | mí zhu | to fascinate; to strongly attract |
| 勾魂 | gōu hún | to take away sb's soul; (fig.) to captivate; to enchant |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 魅惑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 魅力 | mèi lì | charm; fascination |
| 鬼魅 | guǐ mèi | demon; evil spirit |
| 魅影 | mèi yǐng | phantom (esp. of Western fantasy) |
| 魅力四射 | mèi lì sì shè | glamorous; charming; seductive |
| 人格魅力 | rén gé mèi lì | personal charm; charisma |
| 诱惑 (誘惑) | yòu huò | to entice; to lure |
| 困惑 | kùn huò | bewildered; perplexed |
| 疑惑 | yí huò | to doubt; to distrust |
See also: Japanese symbol for “captivate”.
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.