Chinese Character 惑 Meanings and components.

Form

惑

Meaning

惑 meaning[3] in English

To Confuse.

To Be Puzzled.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 惑 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are maybe (或) , and heart (心)

Its radical[1] is: 心 (xin1) which means: Heart, Mind, Intention, Center, Core, Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4], .心xin1heart

In cangjie it is written with IMP

How to write 惑

To write惑huo4to confuse you should write a combination of 或huo4maybe , 心xin1heart arranged in a 吕 shape:

或 + 心 = 惑

惑 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 惑 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 惑, looks as follow:

惑
Pinyin:huo4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: To Confuse . To Be Puzzled
或
Pinyin:huo4 Shape:回
Meaning[3]: Maybe . Perhaps . Might . Possibly . Or
戈
Pinyin:ge1
Meaning[3]: Surname Ge
弋
Pinyin:yi4
Meaning[3]: To Shoot
丿
Pinyin:pie3
Meaning[3]: Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 4) . See 撇[Pie3]
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
心
Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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