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Chinese symbol for “ambiguous”

含糊
hán hu
ambiguous; vague; careless; perfunctory

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ambiguous is 含糊 (hán hu), defined as: ambiguous; vague; careless; perfunctory.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

含 hán
to hold in the mouth; to contain; to cherish
radical 30 ⼝ · 7 strokes
糊 hu
muddled; paste; to stick on with paste
radical 119 ⽶ · 15 strokes

Other Chinese words for “ambiguous”

WordPinyinMeaning
模棱 (模稜)mó léngambiguous; undecided and unclear
灰色huī sègray; ash gray
暧昧 (曖昧)ài mèivague; ambiguous
隐晦 (隱晦)yǐn huìvague; ambiguous
模棱两可 (模稜兩可)mó léng liǎng kěequivocal; ambiguous

Related words

Other words that share a character with 含糊.

WordPinyinMeaning
包含bāo hánto contain; to embody
含有hán yǒuto contain; including
含义 (含義)hán yìmeaning (implicit in a phrase); implied meaning
含量hán liàngcontent; quantity contained
富含fù hánto contain in great quantities; rich in
内含 (內含)nèi hánto contain; to include
模糊mó huvague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up
糊涂 (糊塗)hú tumuddled; silly

See also: Japanese symbol for “ambiguous”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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