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Chinese symbol for “portmanteau”

混成词
hùn chéng cí
Traditional: 混成詞
(linguistics) portmanteau

The closest CC-CEDICT match for portmanteau is 混成词 (hùn chéng cí), defined as: (linguistics) portmanteau.

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

混 hùn
muddy, confused; to mix, to blend; to mingle
radical 85 ⽔ · 11 strokes
成 chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
radical 62 ⼽ · 7 strokes
词 cí
phrase, expression; words, speech
radical 149 ⾔ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 混成词.

WordPinyinMeaning
混乱 (混亂)hùn luànconfused; chaotic; disorderly
混合hùn héto mix; to blend; hybrid; composite
混凝土hùn níng tǔconcrete (building material)
混淆hùn xiáoto obscure; to confuse
混蛋hún dànscoundrel; bastard
混沌hùn dùnprimal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology); (of a situation) confused; chaotic
成为 (成為)chéng wéito become; to turn into
完成wán chéngto complete; to accomplish
歌词 (歌詞)gē císong lyric; lyrics

See also: Japanese symbol for “portmanteau”.

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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