沌

dùn
#3,303 most
frequent character
used in 混沌[hun4dun4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

沌 shows water 氵 with 屯 tún as the sound part. It first named the chaotic state before creation. From that it grew to mean confused or turbid.

Drawn as: water

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Homophones

HSK 4
顿dùn
stop, pause, to arrange, to lay out
炖dùn
to stew
盾dùn
shield, (currency) Vietnamese dong

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