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Chinese symbol for “murky”

昏沉
hūn chén
murky; dazed; befuddled; dizzy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for murky is 昏沉 (hūn chén), defined as: murky; dazed; befuddled; dizzy.

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

昏 hūn
dusk, nightfall, twilight, dark; to faint, to lose consciousness
radical 72 ⽇ · 8 strokes
沉 chén
to sink, to submerge; profound, deep
radical 85 ⽔ · 7 strokes

Other Chinese words for “murky”

WordPinyinMeaning
浊 (濁)zhuóturbid; murky; impure
阴暗 (陰暗)yīn àndim; dark
浓密 (濃密)nóng mìthick; murky
灰暗huī àndull gray; drab
黑魆魆hēi xū xūdim; dark; murky; black

Related words

Other words that share a character with 昏沉.

WordPinyinMeaning
昏迷hūn míto lose consciousness; to be in a coma
黄昏 (黃昏)huáng hūndusk; evening
昏暗hūn àndusky
昏倒hūn dǎoto faint
昏睡hūn shuìto sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc)
昏厥hūn juéto faint
沉默chén mòtaciturn; uncommunicative
沉重chén zhòngheavy; hard

See also: Japanese symbol for “murky”.

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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