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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.

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

纳 nà
to adopt, to accept; to receive, to take
radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes
闷 mèn
gloomy, depressed, melancholy
radical 169 ⾨ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “puzzled”

WordPinyinMeaning
一脸茫然 (一臉茫然)yī liǎn máng ránpuzzled; bewildered
迷瞪mí dèngpuzzled; bewildered
惊错 (驚錯)jīng cuòpuzzled; surprised and nonplussed
云里雾里 (雲裡霧裡)yún lǐ wù lǐamidst the clouds and mist; (fig.) mystified

Related words

Other words that share a character with 纳闷.

WordPinyinMeaning
纳入 (納入)nà rùto bring into; to channel into
容纳 (容納)róng nàto hold; to contain
接纳 (接納)jiē nàto admit or welcome (into a group); to accept (sb or sth)
采纳 (採納)cǎi nàto accept; to adopt
纳税 (納稅)nà shuìto pay taxes
缴纳 (繳納)jiǎo nàto pay (taxes etc)
郁闷 (鬱悶)yù mèngloomy; depressed
闷热 (悶熱)mēn rèsultry; 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.

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