hùn
dùn

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Meaning of 混沌

混沌 means primordial chaos; the formless, undifferentiated state of the universe before creation (in Chinese mythology); muddle-headed; ignorant; confused; lacking clear awareness. Pronounced hùn dùn.

  • primordial chaos; the formless, undifferentiated state of the universe before creation (in Chinese mythology)
  • muddle-headed; ignorant; confused; lacking clear awareness

Definitions & Examples

Zhōng
guó
dài
shén
huà
rèn
wéi
 
shì
jiè
zuì
chū
shì
piàn
hùn
dùn
 

Ancient Chinese mythology holds that the world was originally a state of primordial chaos.

Pán
kāi
tiān
zhī
qián
 
zhòu
chǔ
hùn
dùn
zhuàng
tài
 

Before Pangu separated heaven and earth, the universe existed in a state of chaos.

Hùn
dùn
chū
kāi
 
yīn
yáng
shǐ
fēn
 

When primordial chaos first opened, yin and yang began to separate.