渾 meaning and stroke order
Blended, mixed; muddy, turbid
How to write 渾, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 渾
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- muddy; turbid
- brainless; foolish
- (bound form) simple; natural
- (bound form) whole; entire; all over
How 渾 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Water.
氵 gives the meaning and 軍 hints at the sound.
Radical: 氵 (water), shared by 467 characters on this site.
How to remember 渾
渾 combines water 氵 with 軍 (jūn, army), which gives the sound. Picture an army marching through a river and stirring the water until it turns muddy and mixed.
渾 (hún) is the traditional form; simplified Chinese writes 浑. It means muddy or turbid, foolish, or whole and entire, and it is most common in 渾身 (húnshēn), meaning all over the body. Example: 我渾身都濕了。(Wǒ húnshēn dōu shī le.) I'm wet all over.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 渾 (hún) with 混 (hùn, to mix), since words like 渾蛋 and 混蛋 (húndàn, jerk) are variants of each other. 渾身 is always written with 渾, never 混. Also keep the second tone: hún, not hùn.
Common words with 渾
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 渾身 | húnshēn | all over; from head to foot | HSK 7-9 |
| 渾蛋 | húndàn | variant of 混蛋[hun2 dan4] | |
| 渾球 | húnqiú | variant of 混球[hun2 qiu2] | |
| 渾身解數 | húnshēnxièshù | to give it your all; to go at it with all you've got |
Questions about 渾
How many strokes are in 渾?
渾 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 渾 mean?
渾 (hún) means blended, mixed; muddy, turbid. A common word with it is 浑身 (húnshēn), meaning "all over; from head to foot".
How do you pronounce 渾?
渾 is pronounced hún, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 渾?
The radical of 渾 is 氵, which carries the idea of "water". Dictionaries list 渾 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 渾?
渾 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 浑, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 渾身解數 mean?
渾身解數 (húnshēn xièshù) means using every skill you have, giving something your all. It is often used with 使出 (shǐchū), as in 使出渾身解數, to pull out all the stops.
How do you say muddy water with 渾?
You can say 渾水 (húnshuǐ), muddy water. The idiom 渾水摸魚 (húnshuǐ mōyú) means to fish in troubled waters, taking advantage of chaos for personal gain.