(hún)

HSK 7-99 strokesTrad.

muddy

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
hún
Meaning
muddy; turbid; brainless; foolish; (bound form) simple; natural; (bound form) whole; entire; all over
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵军

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

húnshēn
HSK 7-9

all over

Open 浑身 page →
húnhòu

simple and honest; unsophisticated; (music etc) deep and resounding

Open 浑厚 page →
húnyuán

perfectly round; (fig.) accommodating; considerate; smooth (way of doing th…

Open 浑圆 page →
hún

very similar

Open 浑如 page →
húnnán

see 浑南区

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to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain

Open 浑水摸鱼 page →
húndùn

see 混沌[hun4 dun4]

Open 浑沌 page →

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