mixed

miscellaneous; various; to mix

many (九) + tree (木) = mixed and miscellaneous

Nine (九) is an old Chinese stand-in for 'many,' so many trees crammed together evokes a jumbled, mixed-up thicket. The wood radical (木) grounds the idea in material variety rather than abstract number.

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这个市场卖的东西很

zhè ge shì chǎng mài de dōng xi hěn zá。

The things sold at this market are very mixed.

他脑子里的想法太,很难集中。

tā nǎo zi lǐ de xiǎng fǎ tài zá,hěn nán jí zhōng。

The thoughts in his head are too miscellaneous, making it hard to focus.

Words with 杂

吵杂

chǎo zá

noisy

噪杂

zào zá

a clamor

错杂

cuò zá

mixed; jumbled

错综复杂

cuò zōng fù zá

tangled and complicated (idiom)

闲杂

xián zá

(employee) having no fixed duties

杂七杂八

zá qī zá bā

an assortment

杂乱

zá luàn

in a mess

杂乱无章

zá luàn wú zhāng

disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic

杂事

zá shì

miscellaneous tasks; various chores

杂交

zá jiāo

to hybridize

杂交植物

zá jiāo zhí wù

hybrid plant

杂交派对

zá jiāo pài duì

sex party

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