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沌

dùn
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 混沌) chaotic; muddled; primordial chaos

Examples

HSK 6
他的头脑一片混沌。
Tā de tóunǎo yípiàn hùndùn.
His mind was in a muddled, foggy state.
HSK 7-9
天地未分之前，一切混沌。
Tiāndì wèi fēn zhīqián, yíqiè hùndùn.
Before the world was formed, everything was in primordial chaos.

Tips

usage
Found only in 混沌, which names the formless primordial state of the universe and, by extension, a confused or muddled mind.

Components

radical
氵 shuǐ
water
The three-drop water radical (left-side form of 水) suits the watery, undivided murk of primordial chaos in 混沌.
phonetic
屯 tún
to gather; store
Provides the reading dùn; its sense of things massed together fits the idea of everything jumbled in an undivided state.

Stroke Order

沌 dùn