惘 (wǎng): perplexed; at a loss

Meanings

1 perplexed; at a loss
2 frustrated and disappointed

Characters

惘

wǎng

perplexed; at a loss

Examples

HSK 6

他迷惘地站在那里，不知所措。

Tā míwǎng de zhàn zài nàli, bùzhīsuǒcuò.

He stood there blankly, not knowing what to do.

HSK 7-9

听到消息，她感到怅惘不已。

Tīngdào xiāoxi, tā gǎndào chàngwǎng bùyǐ.

Hearing the news, she was left feeling utterly lost.

Tips

usage

惘 is bound, appearing in 迷惘 ('lost / confused about direction in life') and 怅惘 ('wistful and lost'). It describes an inner state of being adrift, not mere puzzlement.

Components

radical

忄 xīn

heart; feeling

忄 is the side form of the heart radical 心. Being lost or adrift is an inner emotional state, so the feeling radical carries the core sense.

phonetic

罔 wǎng

net; nothing; phonetic

罔 supplies the sound wǎng directly. Its sense of 'a tangling net / a blank nothing' also faintly echoes the feeling of being caught up and lost.

Stroke Order

惘 wǎng

Related Words

迷惘 míwǎng #17,381

perplexed; at a loss / bewildered; confused

只是当时已惘然 zhǐ shì dāngshí yǐ wǎngrán

only, at the time, we were already dazed / lost / Li Shangyin's closing line - love was plain to see afterward, but at the moment we were in a fog

赔 péi HSK 5 #5,084

to compensate; to pay for a loss / to suffer a (financial) loss

损失 sǔnshī HSK 5 #2,287

loss; damage / to lose; to suffer a loss

困惑 kùnhuò HSK 7-9 #3,721

puzzled; confused; perplexed

失望 shīwàng HSK 4 #1,096

disappointed; let down / to lose hope; disappointment

失落 shīluò HSK 7-9 #7,663

lost; disappointed / feeling let down; dejected

失血 shīxuè #7,962

blood loss; to lose blood / hemorrhage

疑惑 yíhuò HSK 7-9 #8,002

puzzled / confused / perplexed

迷茫 mímáng #8,131

confused; lost; bewildered / dazed; at a loss