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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “murky”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 浊 (濁) | zhuó | turbid; murky; impure |
| 阴暗 (陰暗) | yīn àn | dim; dark |
| 浓密 (濃密) | nóng mì | thick; murky |
| 灰暗 | huī àn | dull gray; drab |
| 黑魆魆 | hēi xū xū | dim; dark; murky; black |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 昏沉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 昏迷 | hūn mí | to lose consciousness; to be in a coma |
| 黄昏 (黃昏) | huáng hūn | dusk; evening |
| 昏暗 | hūn àn | dusky |
| 昏倒 | hūn dǎo | to faint |
| 昏睡 | hūn shuì | to sleep heavily (due to illness, fatigue etc) |
| 昏厥 | hūn jué | to faint |
| 沉默 | chén mò | taciturn; uncommunicative |
| 沉重 | chén zhòng | heavy; 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.