Chinese symbol for “confuse”
惑
huò
to confuse; to be puzzled
The closest CC-CEDICT match for confuse is 惑 (huò), defined as: to confuse; to be puzzled.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “confuse”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搞混 | gǎo hùn | to confuse; to muddle |
| 弄混 | nòng hún | to confuse (fail to differentiate) |
| 绕 (繞) | rào | to wind; to coil (thread) |
| 淆乱 (淆亂) | xiáo luàn | to confuse; to befuddle |
| 混淆 | hùn xiáo | to obscure; to confuse |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 惑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 诱惑 (誘惑) | yòu huò | to entice; to lure |
| 困惑 | kùn huò | bewildered; perplexed |
| 疑惑 | yí huò | to doubt; to distrust |
| 迷惑 | mí huo | to puzzle; to confuse |
| 蛊惑 (蠱惑) | gǔ huò | to entice; to lead astray |
| 魅惑 | mèi huò | to bewitch; to captivate |
See also: Japanese symbol for “confuse”.
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.