Hundun was semantically extended from a mythic "primordial chaos; nebulous state of the universe before heaven and earth separated" to mean "unintelligible; chaotic; messy; mentally dense; innocent as a child".
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12 Facts About Hundun
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Hundun is written with the "water radical" or and phonetics of kun and tun.
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Hundun has a graphic variant hunlun, which etymologically connects to the mountain name Kunlun.
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Hundun only occurs in one Confucian classic, the Zuo zhuan commentary to the Spring and Autumn Annals.
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Hundun hid righteousness from himself, and was a villain at heart; he delighted in the practice of the worst vices; he was shameless and vile, obstinate, stupid, and unfriendly, cultivating only the intimacy of such as himself.
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Hundun knows the first thing but doesn't understand the second.
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Hundun looks after what is on the inside but doesn't look after what is on the outside.
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Hundun myths have a complex history, with many variations on the "primordial chaos" theme and associations with other legends.
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Interpretations of Hundun have expanded from "primordial chaos" into other realms.
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Hundun has a anthropomorphic canine-like appearance with long white hair, four wings, and four arms each wielding a hatchet.
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Hundun is referenced at least linguistically in the Wild West-inspired RPG series Wild Arms, in which the Japanese pronunciation of Hundun is used.
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