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Keyword
confused
  • mixed up
  • in disarray
Frequency
#2836
Strokes
11
Readings
xiáo
Mnemonic
氵 (water) gives the meaning and 肴 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
混淆hùnxiáo
to obscure; to confuse; to mix up; to blur; to mislead
混淆视听hùnxiáoshìtīng
to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods
淆xiáo
confused and disorderly; mixed; Taiwan pr. yáo
混淆是非hùnxiáoshìfēi
to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
淆乱xiáoluàn
to confuse; to befuddle
混淆黑白hùnxiáohēibái
to confuse black and white; to say that black is white; fig. not to distinguish right from wrong