Chinese symbol for “illusion”
幻觉
huàn jué
Traditional: 幻覺
illusion; hallucination; figment of one's imagination
The closest CC-CEDICT match for illusion is 幻觉 (huàn jué), defined as: illusion; hallucination; figment of one's imagination.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “illusion”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幻象 | huàn xiàng | illusion |
| 幻景 | huàn jǐng | illusion; mirage |
| 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | to fantasize; to imagine; an illusion; a fantasy |
| 梦幻 (夢幻) | mèng huàn | dream; illusion |
| 错觉 (錯覺) | cuò jué | misconception; illusion |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 幻觉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 幻想 | huàn xiǎng | to fantasize; to imagine; an illusion; a fantasy |
| 梦幻 (夢幻) | mèng huàn | dream; illusion |
| 科幻 | kē huàn | science fiction; abbr. for 科学幻想 (kē xué huàn xiǎng) |
| 奇幻 | qí huàn | fantasy (fiction) |
| 虚幻 (虛幻) | xū huàn | imaginary; illusory |
| 觉得 (覺得) | jué de | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 感觉 (感覺) | gǎn jué | feeling; impression; sensation; to feel; to perceive |
| 睡觉 (睡覺) | shuì jiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
See also: Japanese symbol for “illusion”.
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