Chinese symbol for “puzzled”
纳闷
nà mèn
Traditional: 納悶
puzzled; bewildered
The closest CC-CEDICT match for puzzled is 纳闷 (nà mèn), defined as: puzzled; bewildered.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “puzzled”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一脸茫然 (一臉茫然) | yī liǎn máng rán | puzzled; bewildered |
| 迷瞪 | mí dèng | puzzled; bewildered |
| 惊错 (驚錯) | jīng cuò | puzzled; surprised and nonplussed |
| 云里雾里 (雲裡霧裡) | yún lǐ wù lǐ | amidst the clouds and mist; (fig.) mystified |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 纳闷.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 纳入 (納入) | nà rù | to bring into; to channel into |
| 容纳 (容納) | róng nà | to hold; to contain |
| 接纳 (接納) | jiē nà | to admit or welcome (into a group); to accept (sb or sth) |
| 采纳 (採納) | cǎi nà | to accept; to adopt |
| 纳税 (納稅) | nà shuì | to pay taxes |
| 缴纳 (繳納) | jiǎo nà | to pay (taxes etc) |
| 郁闷 (鬱悶) | yù mèn | gloomy; depressed |
| 闷热 (悶熱) | mēn rè | sultry; sultriness |
See also: Japanese symbol for “puzzled”.
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.