The Name Chaos in Chinese / Japanese...
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Chaos
混沌 is the Japanese, Korean and Chinese word that means absolute confusion, disorder and chaos.
This more directly refers to primal chaos or primeval chaos.
When reading something about Chinese mythology, you may find this term used to describe the formless mass before creation.
Chinese scientists sometimes use this word to refer to the nebulous state before the universe was formed or nebulosity.
In some context, this could mean "a state of confusion".
Chaos / Anarchy / Confusion / Mayhem
The first character means confused, dirty, muddy or mixed.
The second character means confusion and disorder.
Together, these characters mean chaos, and sometimes extended to mean a type of anarchy.
This term is often used in a less-than-literal term to describe anything in disarray. Someone might use this word in a sentence like, "My kitchen is in a state of chaos" or "my life is so chaotic".
Please note that Japanese use an alternate/simplified version of the second character of chaos - it also happens to be the same simplification used in mainland China. Click on the character to the right if you want the Japanese/Simplified version of this two-character chaos calligraphy.
Havoc
Peaceful Chaos
平靜的混亂 is NOT a typical Chinese phrase.
It was added to our calligraphy database at the request of a customer. These are two dynamically-opposed ideas but this is the way to express them together.
Stir the Chaos
攪動混沌 means "stir the chaos" in Mandarin Chinese.
This was added to our database at the request of a customer.
It is proper grammar and meaning but is not and ancient Chinese phrase or title.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Chaos | 混沌 | konton | hùn dùn / hun4 dun4 / hun dun / hundun | hun tun / huntun |
| Chaos Anarchy Confusion Mayhem | 混亂 混乱 | kon ran / konran | hùn luàn / hun4 luan4 / hun luan / hunluan | |
| Havoc | 大混亂 大混乱 | dai kon ran daikonran | ||
| Peaceful Chaos | 平靜的混亂 平静的混乱 | píng jìng de hùn luàn ping2 jing4 de hun4 luan4 ping jing de hun luan pingjingdehunluan | p`ing ching te hun luan pingchingtehunluan ping ching te hun luan |
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| Stir the Chaos | 攪動混沌 搅动混沌 | jiǎo dòng hún dùn jiao3 dong4 hun2 dun4 jiao dong hun dun jiaodonghundun | chiao tung hun tun chiaotunghuntun |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
混乱 see styles |
konran こんらん |
 More info & calligraphy: |
混亂 混乱 see styles |
hùn luàn hun4 luan4 hun luan |
 More info & calligraphy: See: 混乱 |
混沌 see styles |
hùn dùn hun4 dun4 hun tun konton こんとん |
 More info & calligraphy: (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) confusion; chaos; disorder; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) chaotic; confused; uncertain; disarrayed; (given name) Konton Mixed, confused, in disorder; primordial chaos |
大混乱 see styles |
daikonran だいこんらん |
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc |
乱脈 see styles |
ranmyaku らんみゃく |
(noun or adjectival noun) disorder; confusion; chaos |
乱麻 see styles |
ranma らんま |
anarchy; chaos |
亂世 乱世 see styles |
luàn shì luan4 shi4 luan shih |
the world in chaos; troubled times; (in Buddhism) the mortal world See: 乱世 |
亂象 乱象 see styles |
luàn xiàng luan4 xiang4 luan hsiang |
chaos; madness |
五濁 五浊 see styles |
wǔ zhuó wu3 zhuo2 wu cho gotaku |
the five impurities (Buddhism) 五滓; 五渾 The five kaṣāya periods of turbidity, impurity, or chaos, i. e. of decay; they are accredited to the 住 kalpa, see 四劫, and commence when human life begins to decrease below 20,000 years. (1) 劫濁 the kalpa in decay, when it suffers deterioration and gives rise to the ensuing form; (2) 見濁 deterioration of view, egoism, etc., arising; (3) 煩惱濁 the passions and delusions of desire, anger, stupidity, pride, and doubt prevail; (4) 衆生濁 in consequence human miseries increase and happiness decreases; (5) 命濁 human life time gradually diminishes to ten years. The second and third are described as the 濁 itself and the fourth and fifth its results; five turbidities |
凌亂 凌乱 see styles |
líng luàn ling2 luan4 ling luan |
messy; disarrayed; disheveled; chaos |
戦渦 see styles |
senka せんか |
chaos of war; war turmoil |
戰亂 战乱 see styles |
zhàn luàn zhan4 luan4 chan luan |
chaos of war |
治乱 see styles |
chiran ちらん |
(expression) (whether at) peace or at war; in peacetime and at war; order and chaos |
混元 see styles |
hùn yuán hun4 yuan2 hun yüan Kongen |
time immemorial; origin of the universe; the world primordial chaos; primordial chaos |
混濁 混浊 see styles |
hùn zhuó hun4 zhuo2 hun cho kondaku こんだく |
turbid; muddy; dirty (n,vs,n-pref) (1) turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; muddiness (e.g. water, mind, consciousness); (noun/participle) (2) disorder; chaos to be turbid |
混迷 see styles |
konmei / konme こんめい |
(noun/participle) turmoil; chaos; confusion |
渾沌 see styles |
konton こんとん |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) confusion; chaos; disorder; (adj-t,adv-to) (2) chaotic; confused; uncertain; disarrayed |
溷濁 溷浊 see styles |
hùn zhuó hun4 zhuo2 hun cho kondaku こんだく |
variant of 混濁|混浊[hun4 zhuo2] (n,vs,n-pref) (1) turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; muddiness (e.g. water, mind, consciousness); (noun/participle) (2) disorder; chaos |
滅裂 see styles |
metsuretsu めつれつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) in chaos; incoherent |
濁世 浊世 see styles |
zhuó shì zhuo2 shi4 cho shih dakuse; dakusei; jokuse / dakuse; dakuse; jokuse だくせ; だくせい; じょくせ |
the world in chaos; troubled times; the mortal world (Buddhism) {Buddh} this corrupt or degenerate world; this world or life; the world of mankind An impure world in its five stages, v. 五濁; defiled age |
禍亂 祸乱 see styles |
huò luàn huo4 luan4 huo luan |
calamity and chaos; devastating disorder; great turmoil |
紊亂 紊乱 see styles |
wěn luàn wen3 luan4 wen luan |
disorder; chaos See: 紊乱 |
陥る see styles |
ochiiru / ochiru おちいる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to fall into (e.g. a hole); (2) to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); (3) to fall into (a trap, etc.); (4) to fall; to surrender; to capitulate |
カオス see styles |
kaosu カオス |
chaos (gre: khaos) |
一團糟 一团糟 see styles |
yī tuán zāo yi1 tuan2 zao1 i t`uan tsao i tuan tsao |
chaos; bungle; complete mess; shambles |
三眞如 see styles |
sān zhēn rú san1 zhen1 ru2 san chen ju san shinnyo |
Three aspects of the bhūtatathatā, implying that it is above the limitations of form, creation, or a soul. (1) (a) 無相眞如 without form; (b) 無生眞如 without creation; (c) 無性眞如 without anything that can be called a nature for comparison; e.g. chaos, or primal matter. (2) (a) 善法眞如 The bhūtatathatā as good; (b) 不善法眞如 as evil; (c) 無記法眞如 as neutral, or neither good nor evil; three kinds of thusness |
乱れる see styles |
midareru みだれる |
(v1,vi) (1) to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be disarrayed; to be disheveled; to be dishevelled; (2) to be discomposed; to be upset; to get confused; to be disturbed; (3) to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.) |
混沌學 混沌学 see styles |
hùn dùn xué hun4 dun4 xue2 hun tun hsüeh |
chaos theory (math.) |
無秩序 无秩序 see styles |
wú zhì xù wu2 zhi4 xu4 wu chih hsü muchitsujo むちつじょ |
disorder (noun or adjectival noun) disorder; chaos; confusion |
紊れる see styles |
midareru みだれる |
(v1,vi) (1) to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be disarrayed; to be disheveled; to be dishevelled; (2) to be discomposed; to be upset; to get confused; to be disturbed; (3) to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.) |
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