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The character "浑", with its traditional form "渾", is structurally composed of the water radical "氵" and the phonetic component "军", indicating its original semantic connection to water. Etymologically, it denoted muddy or turbid water, a meaning that extended to describe confusion or impurity in broader contexts. Over time, the character's usage expanded to convey the sense of entirety or completeness in certain compounds, such as "浑身" meaning the whole body, representing a semantic shift from concrete turbidity to abstract wholeness while retaining its basic graphical construction.
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河水变得很浑浊。
他浑身都被雨淋湿了。
别把清水和浑水混在一起。
小孩玩得浑身都是泥土。
他说话总是浑不讲理。
经过沉淀，缸里的浑水变清了。
他刚睡醒，脑子还有点浑浑噩噩。
这个解释听起来有点浑，需要更清晰一点。