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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 混成词.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 混乱 (混亂) | hùn luàn | confused; chaotic; disorderly |
| 混合 | hùn hé | to mix; to blend; hybrid; composite |
| 混凝土 | hùn níng tǔ | concrete (building material) |
| 混淆 | hùn xiáo | to obscure; to confuse |
| 混蛋 | hún dàn | scoundrel; bastard |
| 混沌 | hùn dùn | primal chaos (original state of the universe in Chinese mythology); (of a situation) confused; chaotic |
| 成为 (成為) | chéng wéi | to become; to turn into |
| 完成 | wán chéng | to complete; to accomplish |
| 歌词 (歌詞) | gē cí | song 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.