Dong Chinese dictionary

hùn, hún

to mix

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 昆 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

昆 Sound component

kūn

elder brother

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

hùn

to mix, blend, mingle; to bumble along; to mingle; muddled; to drift along; to muddle along; to pass for; to get along with sb; thoughtless; reckless

hún

confused; dirty; to mix; muddy; variant of 渾|浑[hún]

Most common words with 混

Sources