淆 xiáo confused
confused; mixed up; in disarray
How to remember 淆: 氵 water + 肴 dressed meat = confused. A new waiter spills water all over the platters of dressed meat, and the chef shouts "Now it is all confused!"
Component breakdown
淆 = 氵 water + 肴 dressed meat
- 氵 water
- 肴 dressed meat
A new waiter spills water all over the platters of dressed meat, and the chef shouts "Now it is all confused!"
How it is used
- Occurs in 混淆 (hùnxiáo): to confuse/blur/mix up - 混淆是非 (hùnxiáo shìfēi) to confound right and wrong, 混淆视听 (hùnxiáo shìtīng) to mislead the public.
- Note the reading xiáo. Carries a sense of deliberate or careless muddling.