huò

confuse

An uncertain  heart  also provides the pronunciation

Components
或 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

huò

  

or

心 meaning component

  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

Evolution

惑 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
惑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
惑 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
惑 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

huò

confuse, mislead, baffle; doubt; to confuse; to be puzzled

Most common words with 惑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

诱惑

to entice

困惑

bewildered

迷惑

to puzzle

疑惑

to doubt

to confuse