(hùn)

HSK 611 strokes
Readingshùnhún

muddy

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
hùn / hún
Meaning
muddy; turbid (variant of 浑); brainless; foolish (variant of 浑); Taiwan pr. [hun4]
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵昆

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

11 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.

hùnluàn
HSK 6

confused; chaotic; disorderly

Open 混乱 page →
hùn
HSK 6

to mix; to blend

Open 混合 page →
HSK 7-9

concrete (building material)

Open 混凝土 page →
hùnxiáo
HSK 7-9

to obscure

Open 混淆 page →
hùnzhuó
HSK 7-9

turbid

Open 混浊 page →
hánhùn

vague; unclear; ambiguous

Open 含混 page →
hùn

(derog.) to hang out (with sb); to mix (things) together

Open 厮混 page →
nònghùn

to confuse (fail to differentiate)

Open 弄混 page →

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