浑 (hún) is a Chinese character meaning “muddy, turbid, not clear”. It is written from 氵 (water (left-side form)) and 军 (army; troops; military), side by side, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
氵 + 军
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分，经 hanzi-writer-data 笔画数据核验（氵3画 + 军6画 = 9画）
Memory aid
An army (军) fords the water (氵) — thousands of boots churn the riverbed until the whole stream runs muddy.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 浑浊hún zhuóturbid; muddy; murky浑 = hún
- 浑身hún shēnall over the body; from head to toe浑 = hún
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All readings
muddy; whole
muddy, turbid, not clear; also: whole, entire, all over (as in 浑身, all over the body)
水不清澈、含有杂质，叫「浑」；也表示全、满，如「浑身」。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 浑浊hún zhuóturbid; muddy; murky浑 = hún
- 浑身hún shēnall over the body; from head to toe浑 = hún
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 浑 mean?
浑 (hún) means muddy, turbid, not clear; also: whole, entire, all over (as in 浑身, all over the body).
How do you pronounce 浑?
It is pronounced hún.
What parts is 浑 made of?
氵 (water (left-side form)) and 军 (army; troops; military), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分，经 hanzi-writer-data 笔画数据核验（氵3画 + 军6画 = 9画）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 浑 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 浑?
氵. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 浑?
Common ones are 浑浊 and 浑身. The reading of 浑 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.