混 hùn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 昆 elder brother
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
混淆
hùnxiáo
to confuse; to mix up
Characters in this word
淆 xiáo
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 肴 cooked or prepared meat
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这两个词的意思很接近，学生常常把它们混淆。 Zhè liǎng ge cí de yìsi hěn jiējìn, xuésheng chángcháng bǎ tāmen hùnxiáo. These two words are very close in meaning, and students often mix them up.
- 不要混淆事实和个人的看法。 Búyào hùnxiáo shìshí hé gèrén de kànfǎ. Do not confuse facts with personal opinions.
- 双胞胎长得太像了，老师总是混淆他们的名字。 Shuāngbāotāi zhǎng de tài xiàng le, lǎoshī zǒngshì hùnxiáo tāmen de míngzi. The twins look so alike that the teacher always mixes up their names.
Related words
- 混 hùn to mix, to blend; carelessly
- 混合 hùnhé to mix, to blend
- 混乱 hùnluàn chaotic, disorderly
- 混浊 hùnzhuó muddy; turbid; cloudy
- 获悉 huòxī to learn; to be informed
- 错觉 cuòjué illusion; misconception; false impression
- 观望 guānwàng to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines
- 不言而喻 bùyán'éryù self-evident; it goes without saying
- 观感 guāngǎn impression; perception
- 不可思议 bùkěsīyì unbelievable; inconceivable
- 感悟 gǎnwù to realise; insight; understanding
- 不解 bùjiě to not understand; to be puzzled