Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

惑: beguile, delusion

Also: perplexity

JLPT N112 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

心 carries the meaning · 或 gives the sound

12 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ワクwaku · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 疑惑ぎわくdoubt; misgivings; distrust
  • 思惑おもわくexpectation; anticipation; prediction
  • 迷惑めいわくtrouble; bother; annoyance
  • 惑星わくせいplanet
  • 困惑こんわく
  • 誘惑ゆうわくtemptation; allurement; lure
  • 当惑とうわくbewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment

まどうmadou · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 戸惑いとまどいbeing at sea; losing one's bearings

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Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“The ancient character once looked like a beating heart with its arteries. Today, 心 represents the very center of who we are—the place where our feelings bloom, our thoughts grow, and our spirit resides.”
More in the 心 heart story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
或

Also built on 或

惑 takes the 或 family's reading, ワク (waku).

心

Also built on heart (心)

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Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
惑 beguile · 心
vs域 range · 土
惑 has 心 where 域 has 土.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · huò

Same form: 惑 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
惑 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
惑 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin huò most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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