hùn
mix; confuse; pass off; muddle along; get along with sb.
他混在人群中，伺机而动。
tā hùn zài rénqún zhōng, sì jī ér dòng.
He mingled with the crowd, waiting for an opportunity to act.
这所学校的教学质量很混，学生们都很不满意。
zhè suǒ xuéxiào de jiàoxué zhìliàng hěn hùn, xuéshēngmen dōu hěn bù mǎnyì.
The teaching quality of this school is very chaotic, and the students are all very dissatisfied.
他这个人很混，经常不务正业。
tā zhè gè rén hěn hùn, jīngcháng bù wù zhèngyè.
He is a very chaotic person, often not doing his job properly.
清 (qīng)
clear
纯 (chún)
pure
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The Chinese character 混 (hùn) is composed of two parts: the radical 氵(shuǐ), which represents water, and the phonetic component 昏 (hūn), which means "dark" or "dim". The character 混 originally meant "to mix" or "to blend", and it was often used in the context of mixing liquids or ingredients. Over time, the meaning of 混 expanded to include the ideas of "confusion", "chaos", and "disorder".The character 混 can also be used as a verb, meaning "to mix" or "to blend". For example, the sentence 混水摸鱼 (hùn shuǐ mō yú) means "to fish in troubled waters", which refers to taking advantage of a chaotic situation. The character 混 can also be used as an adjective, meaning "mixed" or "confused". For example, the sentence 混血儿 (hùn xiě ér) means "mixed-race child".The character 混 is a common character in Chinese, and it is used in a wide variety of contexts. It is important to understand the different meanings of 混 in order to use it correctly.
