幻 huàn illusion
illusion; fantasy; mirage
How to remember 幻: 幺 smallest + 𠃌 hook = illusion. The magician pulls the smallest coin from a child's ear with a tiny hook in his sleeve, and the whole class gasps at the illusion.
Component breakdown
幻 = 幺 smallest + 𠃌 hook
- 幺 smallest
- 𠃌 hook
The magician pulls the smallest coin from a child's ear with a tiny hook in his sleeve, and the whole class gasps at the illusion.
How it is used
- 'Illusion, unreal, fantasy' - 幻想 (huànxiǎng) to fantasize / fantasy, 幻觉 (huànjué) hallucination, 梦幻 (mènghuàn) dreamlike, 科幻 (kēhuàn) sci-fi.
- 变幻莫测 (biànhuàn-mòcè) = ever-changing and unpredictable. 幻 stresses something illusory/not real, vs 想象 (xiǎngxiàng) which is neutral imagination.