xiáoyáo

mixed up

Evolution

殽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
殽 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
殽 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
殽 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
殽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

xiáo

mixed up, confused; cooked

() 

xiáo

variant of [xiáo]

() 

yáo

variant of [yáo]

Most common words with 殽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

混淆

to obscure

混淆视听

to obscure the facts (idiom); to mislead the public with prevarication and deliberate falsehoods

混淆是非

to confuse right and wrong (idiom)

mixed

混淆黑白

to confuse black and white