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淆
xiáo
1. confused and disorderly
2. mixed
3. Taiwan pr. <yáo>
Uncommon • Top 36% ✏️ 11 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

淆
xiáo
confused, mixed up, in disarray
HSK 6 11 丶

Compound Words (7)

淆乱
xiáoluàn
to confuse
淆杂
xiáozá
to mix up
混淆
hùnxiáo
to obscure
HSK 6
混淆是非
hùnxiáoshìfēi
to confuse right and wrong (idiom)
混淆视听
hùnxiáoshìtīng
to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods
混淆黑白
hùnxiáohēibái
to confuse black and white
珉玉杂淆
mínyùzáxiáo
scholars of various talents (idiom)

Alternate Entries

淆
xiáo
variant of [[淆<xiáo>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
3,262
Word Frequency Rank
29,961 of 84,292

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