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hún = hu + (e)n2
confused / dirty / to mix / muddy / variant of 渾|浑[hun2]
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hùn = hu + (e)n4
to mix / to mingle / muddled / to drift along / to muddle along / to pass for / to get along with sb / thoughtless / reckless
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How to pronounce 混

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= hu initial

Hu is for Helga Horse.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)n2 final

In the encampment’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
= hu initial

Hu is for Helga Horse.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

混 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kūn = ku + (e)n1
variant of 崑|昆[kun1]
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kūn = ku + (e)n1
used in place names, notably Kunlun Mountains 崑崙|昆仑[Kun1 lun2] / (also used for transliteration)
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kūn = ku + (e)n1
descendant / elder brother / a style of Chinese poetry
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shuǐ = shu + ei3
"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]
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Characters with 混 as component

混 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 混

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scoundrel / bastard / hoodlum / wretch
confusion / chaos / disorder
to mix / to blend / hybrid / composite

Sentences with 混

混 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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hún / hùn

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