糊 meaning and stroke order
To paste; to glue; blurry; unclear; muddled; (esp. of food) scorched; burnt
How to write 糊, stroke by stroke
15 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 糊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to paste; to glue
- blurry; unclear; muddled
- (esp. of food) scorched; burnt
- paste; mush; thick gruel
- congee
- (in 糊口[hu2 kou3]) to feed oneself
- to smear; to daub; to cover (a surface with sth sticky or paste-like)
- Taiwan pr. [hu2]
- paste
- cream
How 糊 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grain.
米 gives the meaning and 胡 hints at the sound.
Radical: 米 (rice), shared by 50 characters on this site.
How to remember 糊
糊 is pictophonetic: 米 (mǐ, rice/grain) gives the meaning and 胡 (hú) gives the sound. Picture rice cooked down into a sticky paste, the kind of mush that glues things together and makes everything look blurry and muddled.
糊 most often appears in words about being unclear or confused, like 糊涂 (hútu) and 模糊 (móhu). It can also describe burnt food, as in 饭糊了 (fàn hú le), "the rice got burnt." Example: 你别犯糊涂。(Nǐ bié fàn hútu.) Don't be foolish.
Common mistake: Learners often write 胡 alone in 糊涂, but the standard form needs the 米 radical: 糊涂, not 胡涂. Also, in 模糊, 含糊 and 迷糊 the 糊 is usually read in the neutral tone (hu), not a full hú.
Common words with 糊
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 模糊 | móhu | vague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up | HSK 5 |
| 糊涂 | hútu | muddled; silly | HSK 7-9 |
| 一塌糊涂 | yītāhútú | muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles | HSK 7-9 |
| 含糊 | hánhu | ambiguous; vague | HSK 7-9 |
| 糊弄 | hùnong | to fool; to deceive | |
| 迷糊 | míhu | muddle-headed; dazed | |
| 养家糊口 | yǎngjiāhúkǒu | (idiom) to provide for one's family | |
| 糊口 | húkǒu | to scrape a meager living; to get by with difficulty | |
| 老糊涂 | lǎohútu | dotard | |
| 模糊不清 | móhubùqīng | indistinct; fuzzy | |
| 黏糊糊 | niánhūhū | sticky | |
| 浆糊 | jiànghu | paste; Taiwan pr. [jiang4 hu2] | |
| 迷迷糊糊 | mímíhūhū | in a daze; bewildered |
糊 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 糊
How many strokes are in 糊?
糊 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 糊 mean?
糊 (hú) means to paste; to glue; blurry; unclear; muddled; (esp. of food) scorched; burnt. A common word with it is 模糊 (móhu), meaning "vague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up".
How do you pronounce 糊?
糊 is pronounced hú, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 糊?
The radical of 糊 is 米, which carries the idea of "rice". Dictionaries list 糊 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 糊?
The traditional form of 糊 is 䊀 and 餬. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 糊 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 糊 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 糊 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why does 糊 have three pronunciations?
The reading changes with the meaning. hú covers paste, blurry, muddled and burnt. hū means to smear a paste over a surface, and hù appears in words like 糊弄 (hùnong, to fool) and for paste-like foods. In Taiwan, hū is pronounced hú.
What is the difference between 糊涂 and 模糊?
糊涂 (hútu) describes a person's thinking: confused, foolish or muddle-headed. 模糊 (móhu) describes things that are hard to see or understand, like a blurry photo or a vague memory.