混合 (hùn hé) — to mix; to blend | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

General, everyday verb meaning to mix or blend two or more things together (milk and coffee, musical styles). 融合 suggests elements merging into a harmonious whole; 复合 is more technical, for layering or compounding.

verb

to mixto blend

Examples

混合。
Bǎ niú nǎi hé kā fēi hùn hé zài yì qǐ.
Mix the milk and coffee together.
混合。
Tā xǐ huan hùn hé bù tóng zhǒng lèi de chá yè.
He likes to blend different kinds of tea leaves.
混合。
Zhè ge yuè duì hùn hé le gǔ diǎn hé xiàn dài yīn yuè.
This band mixed classical and modern music.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

混 names mixing and 合 names joining; together they mean to mix.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

氵昆混

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐ

Sound part声符shēngfú

昆

昆kūn混hùn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

混 pairs 氵 (water) on the left with 昆 on the right, which supplies the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

亼口合

亼亼jí
口口kǒumouth

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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