Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
不同来源的数据不能随便混在一起,否则结论会失去可信度。Bùtóng láiyuán de shùjù bù néng suíbiàn hùn zài yìqǐ, fǒuzé jiélùn huì shīqù kěxìndù.Data from different sources must not be casually mixed together, otherwise the conclusion will lose credibility.
别把红色和白色的衣服混在一起洗。Bié bǎ hóngsè hé báisè de yīfu hùn zài yìqǐ xǐ.Don't wash red and white clothes together.
他混在排队的人群里,悄悄走到了前面。Tā hùn zài páiduì de rénqún lǐ, qiāoqiāo zǒu dào le qiánmiàn.He mixed in with the queuing crowd and quietly made his way to the front.