惑 huò to confuse
to confuse; to mislead; to doubt
怎么记住“惑”: 或 or + 心 heart = to confuse. The waiter's endless questions, this or that, big or small, leave grandpa's heart racing, and the menu seems designed to confuse him.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
惑 = 或 or + 心 heart
- 或 or sound
- 戈 dagger
- 口 mouth
- 一 one
- 心 heart meaning
The waiter's endless questions, this or that, big or small, leave grandpa's heart racing, and the menu seems designed to confuse him.
How it came to be
The heart gives the meaning and the part above gives the sound.
用法
- To be confused/led astray: 疑惑 (yíhuò) doubt/perplexity, 困惑 (kùnhuò) baffled, 迷惑 (míhuò) bewilder/mislead, 诱惑 (yòuhuò) tempt/entice.
- 惑 = mental confusion or being tempted off course. 蛊惑 (gǔhuò) = to bewitch/incite. 不解之惑 (bùjiě zhī huò) = an unresolved puzzle.