淆 (xiáo): confused and disorderly, mixed, Taiwan pr.
淆 (xiáo) is a Chinese character meaning “confused and disorderly.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 肴 (phonetic). It ranks #2860 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 淆 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 水 (shuǐ, water), 汉 (hàn, Han ethnic group), 汽 (qì, steam).
Definitions
- confused and disorderly
- mixed
- Taiwan pr.
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 混淆 | hùn xiáo | to obscure |
| 混淆视听 | hùn xiáo shì tīng | to obscure the facts (idiom) |
| 混淆是非 | hùn xiáo shì fēi | to confuse right and wrong (idiom) |
| 混淆黑白 | hùn xiáo hēi bái | to confuse black and white |
| 淆乱 | xiáo luàn | to confuse |
| 淆杂 | xiáo zá | to mix up |
淆 appears in 6 compound words: 33 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 50 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 淆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
to confuse black and white; to say that black is white; fig. not to distinguish right from wrong
to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods; to obscure the facts
to confuse black and white; to say that black is white; fig. not to distinguish right from wrong
to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods; to obscure the facts
Example Sentences
清晨的淆面波光粼粼，倒映着岸边的柳树。
qīng chén de xiáo miàn bō guāng 粼 粼 , dǎo yìng zhe àn biān de liǔ shù .
The early morning mist shimmered on the water's surface, reflecting the willow trees along the shore.
...发声!指“2关键”怒轰社工陈尚洁:企图混淆视听
. . . fā shēng ! zhǐ 2 guān jiàn nù hōng shè gōng chén shàng jié : qǐ tú hùn xiáo shì tīng
...speaks out! Cites "two key points" to harshly criticize social worker Chen Shangjie: attempting to confuse the public
我又把它们混淆了！
Wǒ yòu bǎ tāmen hùnxiáo le!
I mixed them up again!
不要把奥地利和澳大利亚混淆。
Bù yào bǎ àodìlì hé àodàlìyà hùnxiáo.
Don't confuse Austria with Australia.
这两个词容易混淆。
Zhè liǎng gè cí róngyì hùnxiáo.
These two words are easily confused.
别混淆美洲和美国，美洲人和美国人。
Bié hùnxiáo Měizhōu hé Měiguó, Měizhōurén hé Měiguórén.
Don't mix up the Americas with the United States of America, or citizens of the Americas with citizens of the United States.
Character Family
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