- 混雑 — congestion / crowding
- 混乱 — confusion / disorder
- 混合 — mixture
- 混血 — mixed race
- 混入 — inclusion / contamination
- 混浴 — mixed bathing
混 is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 氵 (water) plus 昆 (こん, phonetic). It conveys the image of swirling elements mixed together, often implying confusion or disorder.
朝の 電車は 非常に 混雑している。
The morning trains are extremely crowded.
情報が 多すぎて 頭が 混乱した。
I got confused because there was too much information.