淆
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xiáo · confused, mixed up, in disarray

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

氵Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 淆 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ yòu bǎ tā men hùn xiáo le!我又把它们混淆了!

I mixed them up again!

Source: Tatoeba #10230471 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mén jué bù néng bǎ tā liǎng gè hùn xiáo.我們決不能把它兩箇混淆。

We must never confuse the two.

Source: Tatoeba #5780510 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào bǎ ào dì lì hé ào dà lì yà hùn xiáo.不要把奥地利和澳大利亚混淆。

Don't confuse Austria with Australia.

Source: Tatoeba #679399 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bié hùn xiáo měi zhōu hé měi guó, měi zhōu rén hé měi guó rén.别混淆美洲和美国,美洲人和美国人。

Don't mix up the Americas with the United States of America, or citizens of the Americas with citizens of the United States.

Source: Tatoeba #765710 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè liǎng gè cí róng yì hùn xiáo.這兩箇詞容易混淆。

These two words are easily confused.

Source: Tatoeba #5869911 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 淆 in context

  1. Say xiáo, then recall the core meaning: confused, mixed up, in disarray.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 混淆 (hùn xiáo), meaning “to obscure”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 淆 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.