淆 xiáo confused
confused; mixed up; in disarray
怎么记住“淆”: 氵 water + 肴 dressed meat = confused. A new waiter spills water all over the platters of dressed meat, and the chef shouts "Now it is all confused!"
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
淆 = 氵 water + 肴 dressed meat
- 氵 water meaning
- 肴 dressed meat sound
A new waiter spills water all over the platters of dressed meat, and the chef shouts "Now it is all confused!"
How it came to be
Water gives the meaning and the dressed meat the sound.
用法
- Occurs in 混淆 (hùnxiáo): to confuse/blur/mix up: 混淆是非 (hùnxiáo shìfēi) to confound right and wrong, 混淆视听 (hùnxiáo shìtīng) to mislead the public.
- Note the reading xiáo. Carries a sense of deliberate or careless muddling.