浑

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muddy; turbid; brainless; foolish; (bound form) simple; natural; (bound form) whole; entire; all over

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

氵 meaning “water” + 军 sound ( jūn )

Components 氵军

muddled · Heisig RSH #1633

水 water + chariot

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
阿月浑子树	ā yuè hún zǐ shù	pistachio tree
浑然一体	hún rán yī tǐ	to blend into one another; to blend together well
浑身上下	hún shēn shàng xià	all over; from head to toe
浑然天成	hún rán tiān chéng	to resemble nature itself; of the highest quality (idiom)
阿月浑子	ā yuè hún zi	pistachio
浑然不知	hún rán bù zhī	to be totally oblivious (to sth); to have no idea about sth
浑身解数	hún shēn xiè shù	to give it your all; to go at it with all you've got; to throw your whole weight behind it…
浑小子	hún xiǎo zi	(derog.) young hooligan (sometimes said in jest)
浑南区	Hún nán Qū	Hunnan, a district of Shenyang City 瀋陽市\|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 Shi4], Liaoning
浑江区	Hún jiāng Qū	Hunjiang, a district of Baishan City 白山市[Bai2 shan1 Shi4], Jilin
浑球儿	hún qiú r	variant of 混球兒\|混球儿[hun2 qiu2 r5]
浑天说	hún tiān shuō	geocentric theory in ancient Chinese astronomy
漏水转浑天仪	lòu shuǐ zhuàn hún tiān yí	water-driven armillary sphere (Zhang Heng's famous astronomical apparatus)
浑源县	Hún yuán Xiàn	Hunyuan, a county in Datong City 大同市[Da4 tong2 Shi4], Shanxi
浑然不觉	hún rán bù jué	totally unaware
浑水摸鱼	hún shuǐ mō yú	to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
浑家	hún jiā	wife
浑天仪	hún tiān yí	armillary sphere (astronomy)
浑南	Hún nán	see 渾南區\|浑南区[Hun2 nan2 Qu1]
浑河	Hún Hé	Hun River

Characters sharing the sound component 军 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
军 sound part	jūn	army, military; soldiers, troops
晕	yūn	dizzy, faint, foggy; to see stars
辉	huī	brightness, luster
荤	hūn	non-vegetarian food; garlic; a foul smell
诨	hùn	joke, jest; nickname; obscene joke
晖	huī	sunshine; light; bright, radiant
珲	hún	bright, glorious, splendid
郓	yùn	an ancient town; surname
皲	jūn	chapped, cracked