糊涂
Old HSK 5
糊涂 (hútu) · confused
糊涂 (hútu) means “confused; muddled; foolish”. It is written with 2 characters: 糊 (muddled) + 涂 (to smear). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 糊涂 is built
The characters
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
涂 tú · to smear
What 涂 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 余yú — surplus
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
我越听越糊涂。Wǒ yuè tīng yuè hútu.The more I listen, the more confused I get.
你怎么这么糊涂，又忘带钥匙了。Nǐ zěnme zhème hútu, yòu wàng dài yàoshi le.How could you be so careless, forgetting your keys again?
Questions about 糊涂
What does 糊涂 mean?
糊涂 (hútu) means “confused; muddled; foolish”.
How do you pronounce 糊涂?
糊涂 is pronounced hútu.
Which HSK level is 糊涂?
糊涂 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
Learn 糊涂 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.