糊 (hú): to paste, to glue, blurry, unclear, muddled, (esp. of food) scorched, burnt
糊 (hú) is a Chinese character meaning “to paste.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 米 (semantic) and 胡 (phonetic). It ranks #1385 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 糊 grain. Its radical form 米 (rice) appears in many related characters such as 米 (mǐ, uncooked rice), 类 (lèi, kind), 精 (jīng, essence).
Definitions
- to paste
- to glue
- blurry
- unclear
- muddled
- (esp. of food) scorched
- burnt
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 糊
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 糊涂 | hú tu | muddled |
| 一塌糊涂 | yī tā hú tu | muddled and completely collapsing (idiom) |
| 糊弄 | hù nong | to fool |
| 迷糊 | mí hu | muddle-headed |
| 含糊 | hán hu | ambiguous |
| 糊口 | hú kǒu | to scrape a meager living |
| 浆糊 | jiàng hu | paste |
| 黏糊 | nián hu | sticky |
| 老糊涂 | lǎo hú tu | dotard |
| 糊里糊涂 | hú li hú tú | confused |
| 迷迷糊糊 | mí mí hū hū | in a daze |
| 稀里糊涂 | xī li hú tu | muddleheaded |
| 模糊不清 | mó hu bù qīng | indistinct |
| 面糊 | miàn hù | panada |
| 糊涂虫 | hú tu chóng | blunderer |
糊 appears in 50 compound words: 28 as the first character, 34 as the last, and 38 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 糊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
to support one's family (often with the meaning of to barely manage to do so with one's meagre income)
Example Sentences
这道题太难了，我完全糊里糊涂，不知道怎么做。
Zhè dào tí tài nán le, wǒ wánquán húlǐ hútú, bù zhīdào zěnme zuò.
This problem is too difficult; I'm completely confused and don't know how to do it.
...务部要求“非传统思维”查介选 她忧标准模糊:恐伤司法公信力
. . . wù bù yāo qiú fēi chuán tǒng sī wéi chá jiè xuǎn tā yōu biāo zhǔn mó hú : kǒng shāng sī fǎ gōng xìn lì
...The Ministry of Justice calls for "out-of-the-box thinking" in the selection process; she worries that vague criteria could undermine public confidence in the judiciary
星期透视/越南正慢慢模糊“民主与专制”界线
xīng qī tòu shì yuè nán zhèng màn màn mó hú mín zhǔ yǔ zhuān zhì jiè xiàn
Weekly Perspective/Vietnam is slowly blurring the line between "democracy and autocracy"
...药的副作用和危害严重吗?出现胸痛或视力模糊需立即就医吗
. . . yào de fù zuò yòng hé wēi hài yán chóng ma ? chū xiàn xiōng tòng huò shì lì mó hú xū lì jí jiù yī ma
... Are the side effects and harms of medicine serious? Do you need to see a doctor immediately if you have chest pain or blurred vision?
无糖食品真的无糖吗?糊精、麦芽糖浆会隐藏升糖成分吗
wú táng shí pǐn zhēn de wú táng ma ? hú jīng mài yá táng jiāng huì yǐn zàng shēng táng chéng fēn ma
Are sugar-free foods truly sugar-free? Can dextrin and malt syrup conceal glycemic components?
【投資搏擊】有糊要食 短打為主
tóu 資 bó 擊 yǒu hú yāo shí duǎn dǎ 為 zhǔ
【Investment Brawl】Take what you can get—focus on quick trades.
你为什么这么含糊其辞？
Nǐ wèishénme zhème hánhu qí cí?
Why are you being so evasive?
不要再含糊其辞了！
Bù yào zài hánhu qí cí le!
Stop humming and hawing!
你肯定脑子糊掉了。
Nǐ kěndìng nǎozi hú diào le.
You must be mentally exhausted.
小事聪明，大事糊涂。
Xiǎoshì cōngming, dàshì hútu.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Character Family
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