Definitions

(adjective) mixed; miscellaneous; various
(verb) to mix

Etymology

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

About

The character "杂", whose traditional form is "雜", originally depicted a scene of many birds gathering in a tree, as suggested by its components involving a feather and a tree, conveying an early sense of mixed plurality and disorder. Over time, this concrete image of mingled birds gave way to a more abstract conceptual meaning, broadening to encompass anything composite, miscellaneous, or impure, as seen in terms for mixed crops, sundry goods, or heterogeneous thoughts. The structural simplification to the contemporary form "杂", which combines the element for "nine" with that for "tree", represents a later graphical streamlining that moved away from the earlier pictographic suggestion while retaining the core semantic notion of numerous and varied elements brought together.

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这里有各种蔬菜和水果。

Zhèlǐ yǒu gèzhǒng shūcài hé shuǐguǒ.

There are various vegetables and fruits here.

这本书的内容有点复

Zhè běn shū de nèiróng yǒudiǎn fùzá.

The content of this book is a bit complicated.

我的房间非常乱。

Wǒ de fángjiān fēicháng záluàn.

My room is very messy.

超市旁边新开了一家货店。

Chāoshì pángbiān xīn kāile yì jiā záhuòdiàn.

A new grocery store opened next to the supermarket。

现代社会的信息非常庞

Xiàndài shèhuì de xìnxī fēicháng pángzá。

Information in modern society is vast and mixed。

这种交水稻的产量很高。

Zhè zhǒng zájiāo shuǐdào de chǎnliàng hěn gāo。

This hybrid rice has a very high yield。

他是一个兴趣十分驳的人。

Tā shì yí gè xìngqù shífēn bózá de rén。

He is a person with a wide and diverse range of interests。

我们要学会包容多元与音。

Wǒmen yào xuéhuì bāoróng duōyuán yǔ záyīn。

We must learn to tolerate diversity and dissent。