滥

濫
làn
#2,277 most
frequent character
overflowing, excessive, indiscriminate

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

滥 joins 氵 water with 监 jiān, a sound part whose link is not obvious in Mandarin. The water gives the first sense, 'to flood, overflow'. From flooding came 'overflowing', then 'excessive', and 'indiscriminate'.

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烂làn
soft, mushy, well-cooked and soft

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