惑
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huò · to confuse, to mislead

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12Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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心Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 惑

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huòWords pronounced huò
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Example sentences

Notice where 惑 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ rěn bú zhù yào shuō chū wǒ de yí huò.我忍不住要說出我的疑惑。

I cannot forbear expressing my doubts.

Source: Tatoeba #344518 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yǒu yì diǎn kùn huò le.我有一点困惑了。

I'm a little confused.

Source: Tatoeba #2440675 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gào sù le wǒ tā hěn mí huò de.她告诉了我她很迷惑的。

She told me that she's puzzled.

Source: Tatoeba #8932118 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yīn wèi tā gēn háizi hěn xiàng, tā shòu yòu huò le因为他跟孩子很像, 他受诱惑了

Because he was just like a child, he yielded to temptation.

Source: Tatoeba #5136606 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ kàn qǐ lái hěn yí huò.汤姆看起来很疑惑。

Tom looked puzzled.

Source: Tatoeba #2333756 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén huán shì yǒu diǎn yí huò.我們還是有點疑惑。

We're still a little confused.

Source: Tatoeba #6197330 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 惑 in context

  1. Say huò, then recall the core meaning: to confuse, to mislead.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 疑惑 (yí huò), meaning “to doubt”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 惑 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.