浑 hún blended
blended; mixed; muddy; turbid
How to remember 浑: 氵 water + 军 army = blended. The clear water of the stream turns brown as the army trucks roll through, until mud and water are blended.
Component breakdown
浑 = 氵 water + 军 army
- 氵 water
- 军 army
The clear water of the stream turns brown as the army trucks roll through, until mud and water are blended.
How it is used
- Muddy/murky, or entire/whole-body - 浑浊 (húnzhuó) turbid, 浑水摸鱼 (húnshuǐ-mōyú) to fish in troubled waters.
- 浑身 (húnshēn) means all over the body: 浑身是汗 (húnshēn shì hàn) drenched in sweat. 浑然一体 (húnrán-yìtǐ) means merged into a seamless whole.