disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic
杂 · 6 strokes
Simplified form of 雜. Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 集 represents the sound.
乱 · 7 strokes
Simplified form of 亂. Depicts two hands (爪, 又) organizing tangled threads.
无 · 4 strokes
Pictograph of a person dancing, with ox tails or bird feathers hanging from his arms, to pray for rain. Original form of 舞 (dance). The current form is a phonetic loan. The simplified character 无 was…
章 · 11 strokes
Possibly depicts using a blade (䇂) to engrave a block of jade. Based on the original meaning "jade ornament", now written as 璋. Later the meaning shifted to "seal" and "chapter".
他的书桌堆满了各种杂物，看起来杂乱无章。
His desk is piled with all kinds of clutter and looks completely disorganized.