含糊
Old HSK 6
含糊 (hánhu) · vague
含糊 (hánhu) means “vague; unclear; careless”. It is written with 2 characters: 含 (to contain) + 糊 (muddled). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 含糊 is built
The characters
含 hán · to contain
What 含 is made of
- 今jīn — modern
- 人rén — person
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 今 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
糊 hú · muddled
What 糊 is made of
- 米mǐ — rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 胡hú — recklessly
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- ⺼ — meat
- 古gǔ — old
Example sentences
他回答得很含糊。Tā huídá de hěn hánhu.His answer was very vague.
这件事一点儿也不能含糊。Zhè jiàn shì yìdiǎnr yě bùnéng hánhu.We can't be careless about this at all.
Questions about 含糊
What does 含糊 mean?
含糊 (hánhu) means “vague; unclear; careless”.
How do you pronounce 含糊?
含糊 is pronounced hánhu.
Which HSK level is 含糊?
含糊 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 包含bāohánto contain
- 含量hánliàngcontent
- 含义hányìmeaning
- 含有hányǒuto contain
- 含hánto contain
- 糊涂hútuconfused
- 模糊móhublurry
Learn 含糊 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 74: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.