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The first character means confused, dirty, muddy, or mixed.
The second character means confusion and disorder.
Together, these characters mean chaos and sometimes extended to mean a type of anarchy.
This term is often used in a less-than-literal term to describe anything in disarray. Someone might use this word in a sentence like, “My kitchen is in a state of chaos” or “my life is so chaotic.”
Please note that Japanese use an alternate/simplified version of the second character of chaos - it also happens to be the same simplification used in mainland China. Click on the character to the right if you want the Japanese/Simplified version of this two-character chaos calligraphy.
迷 is one of those characters that can mean a lot of different things depending on context. When written alone, as a single character on a wall scroll, it opens up the possibilities and allows you to decide what it means to you.
The key definition is “to be lost.” This could be physically or mentally lost. It can be someone lost in their thoughts, lost in an ocean, or just confused about where they are. The reason for the confused state may be due to internal or external reasons.
Here are some entries from various Asian dictionaries...
Chinese: lost, confused, bewilder, crazy about, fan, enthusiast, mystery.
Japanese: lost, astray, perplexed, in doubt, err, illusion.
Korean: lost, bewildered, fascinated, deluded.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your confused search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
混沌 see styles |
hùn dùn hun4 dun4 hun tun konton こんとん |
More info & calligraphy: Chaos(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) confusion; chaos; disorder; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) chaotic; confused; uncertain; disarrayed; (given name) Konton Mixed, confused, in disorder. |
惛 see styles |
hūn hun1 hun kon |
confused; forgetful; silly Confused, stupefied. |
亂 乱 see styles |
luàn luan4 luan ran |
in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary Disturb, perturb, confusion, disorder, rebellion. |
憒 愦 see styles |
kuì kui4 k`uei kuei kai |
confused; troubled confused |
稠濁 稠浊 see styles |
chóu zhuó chou2 zhuo2 ch`ou cho chou cho |
numerous and confused; forming a confused mass |
暗 see styles |
àn an4 an an あん |
More info & calligraphy: Darkness(ant: 明・めい・1) darkness; (female given name) Hikage Dark, dim, gloom, dull; secret, hidden. |
芬 see styles |
fēn fen1 fen fun ふん |
More info & calligraphy: Fing(1) (abbreviation) (See 芬蘭・フィンランド) Finland; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) (archaism) fragrant; aromatic Fragrant; confused; translit. puṇ in芬陀利 (or芬陁利) puṇḍarīka. The white lotus, v. 分陀利. |
迷 see styles |
mí mi2 mi mei |
More info & calligraphy: Lost / Dazed and Confusedmāyā; delude, deceive, confuse, mislead; delusion, illusion, etc. |
闇 暗 see styles |
àn an4 an yami やみ |
More info & calligraphy: Darkness(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) darkness; the dark; (2) bewilderment; despair; hopelessness; (3) hidden place; secrecy; oblivion; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) black market; shady trading; underhand transactions; illegal channels; (personal name) Awa To shut; dark; retired; translit. am, cf. 暗, 菴. |
慁 see styles |
hùn hun4 hun |
confused; dishonor |
撰 see styles |
zhuàn zhuan4 chuan sen せん |
to compose; to compile (n,n-suf) (sometimes confused with 選) (See 選・せん) anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection; (surname) Erami To compose, compile. |
昏 see styles |
hūn hun1 hun kon |
muddle-headed; twilight; to faint; to lose consciousness Dusk, dull, confused. |
棼 see styles |
fén fen2 fen |
beams in roof; confused |
汩 see styles |
gǔ gu3 ku |
confused; extinguished; (onom.) used in 汩汩[gu3 gu3] |
淆 see styles |
xiáo xiao2 hsiao |
confused and disorderly; mixed; Taiwan pr. [yao2] |
混 see styles |
hùn hun4 hun kon こん |
to mix; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless (unc) (on electronic traffic signs; abbr. of 混雑) (traffic) congestion; heavy traffic; (given name) Kon Turbid, intermingled, confused, chaotic. |
熒 荧 see styles |
yíng ying2 ying gyō |
a glimmer; glimmering; twinkling; fluorescence; phosphorescence; perplexed; dazzled and confused; planet Mars (arch.) Glitter, twinkle. |
猥 see styles |
wěi wei3 wei wai わい |
humble; rustic; plentiful (given name) Wai confused |
紊 see styles |
wěn wen3 wen |
involved; tangled; disorderly; confused; chaotic; Taiwan pr. [wen4] |
紛 纷 see styles |
fēn fen1 fen |
numerous; confused; disorderly |
紜 纭 see styles |
yún yun2 yün |
confused; numerous |
茫 see styles |
máng mang2 mang bou / bo ぼう |
vast, with no clear boundary; fig. hazy; indistinct; unclear; confused (adj-t,adv-to) (1) (obsolete) extensive; open; vast; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) (obsolete) vague; hazy; indistinct |
轇 see styles |
jiū jiu1 chiu |
complicated, confused; dispute |
轕 see styles |
gé ge2 ko |
confused; disorderly |
雜 杂 see styles |
zá za2 tsa zō |
mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix Mixed, variegated, heterogeneous, hybrid, confused, disordered. |
わや see styles |
waya わや |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (colloquialism) (ksb:) unreasonable; absurd; irrational; confused; disordered; (adverb) (2) (tsug:) very |
不迷 see styles |
bù mí bu4 mi2 pu mi fumei |
not confused |
乱戦 see styles |
ransen らんせん |
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble |
亂善 乱善 see styles |
luàn shàn luan4 shan4 luan shan ranzen |
To disturb the good, confound goodness; the confused goodness of those who worship, etc., with divided mind. |
亂心 乱心 see styles |
luàn xīn luan4 xin1 luan hsin ran shin |
A perturbed or confused mind, to disturb or unsettle the mind. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Chaos Anarchy Confusion Mayhem | 混亂 混乱 | kon ran / konran | hùn luàn / hun4 luan4 / hun luan / hunluan | |
Lost Dazed and Confused | 迷 | mei | mí / mi2 / mi | |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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