沌 — Chinese character
沌
dùn
chaotic, confused; murky, turbid
- Pinyin
- dùn
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 氵 屯
- Formation
- pictophonetic — water; meaning component 氵; sound component 屯
- Japanese
- 沌 as a kanji
Common words with 沌
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 混沌 | hùn dùn | primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology); (of a situation) confused; chaotic |
| 浑沌 (渾沌) | hún dùn | see 混沌 (hùn dùn) |
| 混沌学 (混沌學) | hùn dùn xué | chaos theory (math.) |
| 混沌理论 (混沌理論) | hùn dùn lǐ lùn | (math.) chaos theory |
沌 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Art of War 2 · Zhuangzi 9
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 20
- Art of War 5.16
- Zhuangzi How to Govern
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Zhuangzi The Universe
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