Chinese symbol for “indistinct”
模糊不清
mó hu bù qīng
indistinct; fuzzy; blurred with age
The closest CC-CEDICT match for indistinct is 模糊不清 (mó hu bù qīng), defined as: indistinct; fuzzy; blurred with age.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “indistinct”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 模糊 | mó hu | vague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up |
| 隐约 (隱約) | yǐn yuē | vague; faint; indistinct |
| 若有若无 (若有若無) | ruò yǒu ruò wú | indistinct; faintly discernible |
| 若隐若现 (若隱若現) | ruò yǐn ruò xiàn | (idiom) faint; indistinct |
| 漫漶 | màn huàn | (of writing etc) indistinct (due to water damage or wear) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 模糊不清.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 模式 | mó shì | mode; pattern; model |
| 规模 (規模) | guī mó | scale; scope; extent |
| 大规模 (大規模) | dà guī mó | large scale; extensive |
| 模型 | mó xíng | model; mold |
| 模拟 (模擬) | mó nǐ | imitation; to simulate |
| 模特 | mó tè | (fashion) model (loanword) |
| 模糊 | mó hu | vague; indistinct; fuzzy; to blur; to obscure; to confuse; to mix up |
| 糊涂 (糊塗) | hú tu | muddled; silly |
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 清楚 | qīng chu | clear; distinct |
See also: Japanese symbol for “indistinct”.
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.