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Chinese symbol for “perturbed”

心神恍惚
xīn shén huǎng hū
perturbed (idiom)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for perturbed is 心神恍惚 (xīn shén huǎng hū), defined as: perturbed (idiom).

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

心 xīn
heart; mind; soul
radical 61 ⼼ · 4 strokes
神 shén
god, spirit; divine, mysterious, supernatural
radical 113 ⽰ · 10 strokes
恍 huǎng
absent-minded; distracted; indistinct; seemingly
radical 61 ⼼ · 9 strokes
惚 hū
confused, absent-minded
radical 61 ⼼ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “perturbed”

WordPinyinMeaning
愤懑 (憤懣)fèn mèndepressed; resentful

Related words

Other words that share a character with 心神恍惚.

WordPinyinMeaning
中心zhōng xīncenter; heart; core
担心 (擔心)dān xīnanxious; worried
关心 (關心)guān xīnto be concerned about; to care about
核心hé xīncore; nucleus
开心 (開心)kāi xīnto feel happy; to rejoice
心里 (心裡)xīn lichest; heart; mind
精神jīng shénspirit; mind
神秘shén mìmysterious; mystery
恍然大悟huǎng rán dà wù(idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light
恍惚huǎng hūabsent-minded; distracted

See also: Japanese symbol for “perturbed”.

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.