Chinese symbol for “dazed”

失魂落魄

shī hún luò pò

(idiom) dazed; beside oneself

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dazed is 失魂落魄 (shī hún luò pò), defined as: (idiom) dazed; beside oneself.

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Characters and stroke order

失 shī

to lose; to make a mistake, to neglect

radical 37 ⼤ · 5 strokes

魂 hún

soul, spirit

radical 194 ⿁ · 14 strokes

落 luò

to fall, to drop; surplus, net income

radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes

魄 pò

vigor, soul, body; the dark side of the moon

radical 194 ⿁ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “dazed”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
昏乱 (昏亂)	hūn luàn	dazed; confused
蒙	mēng	(knocked) unconscious; dazed
头昏目眩 (頭昏目眩)	tóu hūn mù xuàn	(idiom) dazed; dizzy
迷糊	mí hu	muddle-headed; dazed
神不守舍	shén bù shǒu shè	(idiom) absentminded; dazed; distracted

Related words

Other words that share a character with 失魂落魄.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
失去	shī qù	to lose
失败 (失敗)	shī bài	to be defeated; to lose
消失	xiāo shī	to disappear; to fade away
损失 (損失)	sǔn shī	loss; damage
失望	shī wàng	disappointed; to lose hope
失业 (失業)	shī yè	unemployment; to lose one's job
灵魂 (靈魂)	líng hún	soul; spirit
鬼魂	guǐ hún	ghost
落实 (落實)	luò shí	practical; workable
魄力	pò lì	courage; daring

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