婪

lán
#3,106 most
frequent character
avaricious

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

婪 has 女, a woman, as a picture part, and 林 lín for sound. The picture hints at the first meaning, 'greedy.' 林's sound is close at the start.

婪 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
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Same Characters, Different Readings

婪lán
old variant of 婪[lan2]

Homophones

HSK 3
蓝lán
blue, indigo plant
HSK 5
拦lán
cut off, hinder
栏lán
"column (of page, table, or newspaper)"
兰lán
orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii)

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