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CHINESE CHARACTER

hùn

混

混

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fool/play around together

Numbered pinyin
hun4
English meanings
fool/play around together

Stroke practice

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 昆.

  • Left

    氵
  • Right

    昆
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      日
    • Bottom

      比
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      • Left

        匕
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      • Right

        匕
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Meaning & sound clues

氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.

昆 is identified as the sound component (kūn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 混.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵昆

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    hùn混zài在yīqǐ一起。

    Mixed together.

  2. 02

    hùnluàn混乱。

    Chaotic.

  3. 03

    hùnhé混合。

    Mix.

  4. 04

    hùn混rìzi日子。

    Drift through the days.

  5. 05

    hùn混shú熟le了。

    Grew familiar.

  6. 06

    hún浑shuǐ水mō摸yú鱼。

    Fish in troubled waters.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 混乱
  • 混凝土
  • 混合
  • 混浊
  • 混淆