Character mi-lost

迷

PINYIN

mí

Main meanings:

①be confused, lost
②be fascinated
③confuse, perple

HSK - 5

STROKES - 9

RADICAL -辶

Elements: go 辶 + rice 米. Phonetic series: 米

To walk 辶 in the rice米 (or bigger grains as sorghum) fields, without a road. But I think people could be fascinated at seeing rice fields.

Main Words:

迷路 mílù get lost. HSK5
迷惑 míhuò to puzzle; confuse; mystify. HSK6
迷人 mírén charming; enchanting; cute. HSK6
迷信 míxìn superstition; be superstitious. HSK6

Most of the dictionaries of Old Chinese consider that the main and oldest meaning of this character is to be lost, being extended meaning to be fascinated or enchanted.

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