混沌 meaning in English

hùndùn

primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology); (of a situation) confused; chaotic

18 strokes

Meaning of 混沌

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hùndùn
  1. primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology)
  2. (of a situation) confused; chaotic
  3. (of a person) muddle-headed; simple-minded

混沌 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

世shì界jiè处chǔ于yú混hùn沌dùn之zhī中zhōng。
The world is in chaos.

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混 hùn · to mix · 11 strokes

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沌 dùn · chaotic · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 混沌.

混乱hùnluànconfused; chaotic; disorderly
混合hùnhéto mix; to blend; hybrid; composite
混淆hùnxiáoto obscure; to confuse
混凝土hùnníngtǔconcrete (building material)
混浊hùnzhuóturbid; muddy
混蛋húndànscoundrel; bastard
混球húnqiúbastard; wretch
鬼混guǐhùnto hang around; to fool around
混账hùnzhàngshameful; absolutely disgraceful!
小混混xiǎohùnhùnhooligan; rogue
混血hùnxuè(of animals) hybrid; (of people) mixed-blood; mixed-race
搞混gǎohùnto confuse; to muddle

Questions about 混沌

What does 混沌 mean?

混沌 (hùndùn) means "primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology); (of a situation) confused; chaotic".

How do you write 混沌?

混沌 is made of 2 characters: 混 (11 strokes), 沌 (7 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.