乱
亂luàn
HSK 4
#764 most
frequent character
in confusion or disorder
adjective
verb
noun
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
乱 began as a picture of two hands sorting silk strands on a frame. 舌 is an empty stand-in for that old drawing, and 乚 was added as a mark. The first sense was making silk orderly, which oddly grew to mean disorder and confusion, then upheaval and defying norms.
Drawn as: two hands sorting silk; silk strands on frame
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Example Sentences
他的房间总是很乱。
tāde fángjiān zǒngshì hěn luàn 。
His room is always very messy.
这场比赛的结果很乱，大家都不知道谁赢了。
zhè cháng bǐsài de jiéguǒ hěn luàn ， dàjiā dū bùzhīdào shuí yíngle 。
The result of this match is in chaos; no one knows who won.
他们在公园里玩得很乱，没注意到旁边的车辆。
tāmen zài gōngyuán lǐ wán déhěn luàn ， méi zhùyìdào pángbiān de chēliàng 。
They were playing wildly in the park and didn't notice the vehicles nearby.
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