The word 迷糊 (míhu) is formed through the morphological process of compounding, where two semantically similar characters are combined to create a nuanced, intensified meaning. The first character, 迷 (mí), carries the core idea of being "confused", "lost", or "bewildered", while the second, 糊 (hu), contributes notions of being "blurred", "muddled", or "paste-like" in a metaphorical sense. Together, they form a cohesive adjective (and sometimes verb) that describes a state of mental fuzziness, daze, or disorientation, where one's perception or consciousness is not clear or sharp. This formation follows a common pattern in Chinese where synonymous or near-synonymous roots are paired to express an abstract quality more vividly than either character could alone.