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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.

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

魅 mèi
magic, enchantment, charm; a forest demon
radical 194 ⿁ · 14 strokes
惑 huò
to confuse, to mislead; to doubt
radical 61 ⼼ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “captivate”

WordPinyinMeaning
迷住mí zhuto fascinate; to strongly attract
勾魂gōu húnto take away sb's soul; (fig.) to captivate; to enchant

Related words

Other words that share a character with 魅惑.

WordPinyinMeaning
魅力mèi lìcharm; fascination
鬼魅guǐ mèidemon; evil spirit
魅影mèi yǐngphantom (esp. of Western fantasy)
魅力四射mèi lì sì shèglamorous; charming; seductive
人格魅力rén gé mèi lìpersonal charm; charisma
诱惑 (誘惑)yòu huòto entice; to lure
困惑kùn huòbewildered; perplexed
疑惑yí huòto 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.

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