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糊 is a phono-semantic compound with the semantic radical 米 (rice) on the left and the phonetic component 胡 on the right. The rice radical indicates its original meaning: a thick paste or porridge made by boiling grains until they become sticky and viscous. From this literal sense of an adhesive substance, the character developed meanings related to pasting or sticking things together. The cloudy, opaque nature of such a paste also led to metaphorical uses, describing something as muddled, blurred, or indistinct, whether referring to unclear vision, a confused situation, or a muddled state of mind.
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他今天很糊涂。
这碗粥煮糊了。
照片看起来有点模糊。
他把墙糊上了报纸。
他勉强糊口，生活艰辛。
别用这种借口来糊弄我。
艺术家正在仔细地裱糊这幅画。
复杂的行政程序常使人陷入文牍主义的糊涂账里。