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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.

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

惑 huò
to confuse, to mislead; to doubt
radical 61 ⼼ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “confuse”

WordPinyinMeaning
搞混gǎo hùnto confuse; to muddle
弄混nòng húnto confuse (fail to differentiate)
绕 (繞)ràoto wind; to coil (thread)
淆乱 (淆亂)xiáo luànto confuse; to befuddle
混淆hùn xiáoto obscure; to confuse

Related words

Other words that share a character with 惑.

WordPinyinMeaning
诱惑 (誘惑)yòu huòto entice; to lure
困惑kùn huòbewildered; perplexed
疑惑yí huòto doubt; to distrust
迷惑mí huoto puzzle; to confuse
蛊惑 (蠱惑)gǔ huòto entice; to lead astray
魅惑mèi huòto 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.

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