TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
惑
ㄏㄨㄛˋ · huò
verb — to be confused, perplexed; to mislead
字源 FORM — what the parts do
A heart (心) under 或 — and 或 already means "or, perhaps." The mind weighing this-or-that, unable to settle, is confusion. 或 huò carries the sound straight through: 疑惑、迷惑.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（心）上壓著一個「或」——是這個，還是那個？拿不定。
A heart (心) with 或 "or" sitting on it — this one, or that one? It cannot decide.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)惑— to be confused, perplexed常用
→疑惑、迷惑— doubt; to be led astray
⇒蠱惑、惑亂— to bewitch; to throw into disorder
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension