淆(xiáo)

HSK 7-911 strokes

variant of 淆[xiao2]

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Character information

Pinyin
xiáo
Meaning
variant of 淆[xiao2]
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 淆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵肴

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 肴 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ肴yáo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 淆 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 淆

Common words using 淆 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

hùn混xiáo淆
HSK 7-9

to obscure; to confuse; to mix up; to blur; to mislead

Open 混淆 page →
xiáo淆luàn乱

to confuse; to befuddle

Open 淆乱 page →
xiáo淆zá杂

to mix up; to muddle

Open 淆杂 page →
hùn混xiáo淆shì是fēi非

to confuse right and wrong (idiom)

Open 混淆是非 page →
hùn混xiáo淆shì视tīng听

to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate f…

Open 混淆视听 page →
hùn混xiáo淆hēi黑bái白

to confuse black and white

Open 混淆黑白 page →

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From 淆’s common words

混乱杂是非视听黑

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