tangled and complicated (idiom)
错 · 13 strokes
Simplified form of 錯. Phonosemantic compound. 金 represents the meaning and 昔 represents the sound. The character is based on the original meaning "grind stone", which later shifted to "mix", "be in d…
综 · 11 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 宗 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綜.
复 · 9 strokes
Pictograph of a foot entering or exiting a building, representing the meaning "to return".
杂 · 6 strokes
Simplified form of 雜. Phonosemantic compound. 衣 represents the meaning and 集 represents the sound.
这个案件的背景错综复杂，一时半会儿查不清楚。
The background of this case is so intricate that we can't sort it out anytime soon.