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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.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your confusion search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
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. |
迷亂 迷乱 see styles |
mí luàn mi2 luan4 mi luan meiran |
confusion confusion in the mind due to afflictions |
五種散亂 五种散乱 see styles |
wǔ zhǒng sàn luàn wu3 zhong3 san4 luan4 wu chung san luan goshu sanran |
The five kinds of mental aberration: (1) the five senses themselves not functioning properly; (2) external distraction, or inability to concentrate the attention; (3) internal distraction, or mental confusion; (4) distraction caused by ideas of mean and mine, personality, possession, etc. (5) confusion of thought produced by Hīnayāna ideas. |
趁亂逃脫 趁乱逃脱 see styles |
chèn luàn táo tuō chen4 luan4 tao2 tuo1 ch`en luan t`ao t`o chen luan tao to |
to run away in the confusion; to take advantage of the confusion to escape |
混乱 see styles |
konran こんらん |
More info & calligraphy: Chaos / Anarchy / Confusion / Mayhem |
混亂 混乱 see styles |
hùn luàn hun4 luan4 hun luan |
More info & calligraphy: Chaos / Anarchy / Confusion / MayhemSee: 混乱 |
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. |
泯 see styles |
mǐn min3 min min みん |
(bound form) to vanish; to die out; to obliterate (given name) Min Vast; to flow off; ruin, confusion. |
繽 缤 see styles |
bīn bin1 pin |
helter-skelter; mixed colors; in confusion |
羼 see styles |
chàn chan4 ch`an chan san |
to mix; to blend; to dilute; to adulterate Crowding sheep, confusion; translit. kṣan, ṣan. |
乱脈 see styles |
ranmyaku らんみゃく |
(noun or adjectival noun) disorder; confusion; chaos |
乱調 see styles |
ranchou / rancho らんちょう |
confusion |
乱雑 see styles |
ranzatsu らんざつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray |
亂性 乱性 see styles |
luàn xìng luan4 xing4 luan hsing ranshō |
confusion |
二心 see styles |
èr xīn er4 xin1 erh hsin nishin ふたごころ |
disloyalty; half-heartedness; duplicity duplicity; treachery; double-dealing The two minds, 眞心 the original, simple, pure, natural mind of all creatures, the Buddha-mind, i.e. 如來藏心; and 妄心 the illusion-mind, which results in complexity and confusion. Also, 定心 the meditative mind, or mind fixed on goodness; and the 散心 the scattered, inattentive mind, or mind that is only good at intervals. |
兵亂 兵乱 see styles |
bīng luàn bing1 luan4 ping luan |
confusion of war; turmoil of war See: 兵乱 |
劫亂 劫乱 see styles |
jié luàn jie2 luan4 chieh luan kōran |
the kalpa is in the state of disorder and confusion |
化学 see styles |
kagaku(p); bakegaku かがく(P); ばけがく |
(ばけがく spoken to avoid confusion with 科学) (See 科学・かがく) chemistry |
周章 see styles |
zhōu zhāng zhou1 zhang1 chou chang shuushou / shusho しゅうしょう |
(literary) effort; trouble; pains (to get something done); (literary) frightened; terrified (n,vs,vi) (form) (See 周章狼狽) confusion; panic |
喧嘩 喧哗 see styles |
xuān huá xuan1 hua2 hsüan hua kenka けんか |
hubbub; clamor; to make a racket (noun/participle) quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument confusion |
妖言 see styles |
yāo yán yao1 yan2 yao yen yougen / yogen ようげん |
heresy dire prophecy that creates confusion |
寂亂 寂乱 see styles |
jí luàn ji2 luan4 chi luan jakuran |
tranquility and confusion |
市塵 see styles |
shijin しじん |
city dust; city confusion |
市立 see styles |
shì lì shi4 li4 shih li shiritsu(p); ichiritsu しりつ(P); いちりつ |
municipal; city; city-run (noun - becomes adjective with の) (いちりつ spoken to avoid confusion with 私立) (See 私立・しりつ) municipal; city |
当惑 see styles |
touwaku / towaku とうわく |
(n,vs,vi) bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion |
惑乱 see styles |
wakuran わくらん |
(n,vs,vt,vi) bewilderment; confusion |
惑趣 see styles |
huò qù huo4 qu4 huo ch`ü huo chü wakushu |
The way or direction of illusion, delusive objective, intp. as deluded in fundamental principles. |
所濫 所滥 see styles |
suǒ làn suo3 lan4 so lan shoran |
point of confusion |
昏迷 see styles |
hūn mí hun1 mi2 hun mi konmei / konme こんめい |
to lose consciousness; to be in a coma; stupor; coma; stunned; disoriented (n,vs,adj-no) stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion delusion |
混同 see styles |
hùn tóng hun4 tong2 hun t`ung hun tung kondou / kondo こんどう |
to mix up; to confuse one thing with another (noun, transitive verb) confusion; mixing; merger |
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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