These two words are easily confused.
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混淆
hùn xiáo
HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6
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hùn xiáo · wan6 ngaau4 (Jyutping)
- to obscure
- to confuse
- to mix up
- to blur
- to mislead
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Character breakdown
混
- Meaning
- to mix, blend, mingle; to bumble along
- Radical
- 氵
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- ⿰氵昆
- Cangjie
- EAPP
- Four-corner
- 3611.1
淆
- Meaning
- confused, in disarray, mixed up
- Radical
- 氵
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- ⿰氵肴
- Cangjie
- EKKB
- Four-corner
- 3412.7
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Example sentences
We must never confuse the two.
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