TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
淆
淆 ＝ 氵 ＋ 肴
ㄧㄠˊ · yáo
verb — to mix up, muddle, confuse
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
肴聲yáo — gives the soundcooked meat dishes set out for a meal
Water (氵) with 肴 yáo, a spread of cooked dishes. Stir everything through the water until you can't tell one thing from another — to muddle, to confuse. It lives almost entirely in 混淆: blur two things together until they're mistaken for each other.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一桌菜（肴）全倒進水（氵）裡攪和，再也分不清。
A whole spread of dishes (肴) tipped into the water (氵) and stirred — nothing tells apart anymore.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)混淆— to mix up, confuse常用
→淆亂— to throw into confusion
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
混＝ ＋ 昆hùnthe partner in 混淆 — 混 blends with 昆, 淆 muddles with 餚yáothe sibling — the same dishes, written with the food radical 食