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Character #614 · The First 1000

luàn

乱 (亂) luàn meaning: chaos

messy; in disorder; chaos; random; arbitrarily

Strokes
713
TraditionalSimplified
亂 乱
Poster cell
Z22
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • hùnluàn confusion
  • luànqībāzāo in a mess
  • huāngluàn frenetic
  • rǎoluàn to disturb
  • húluàn carelessly; at random
  • mángluàn rushed and muddled
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 乱亂

Write 乱亂 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, luàn, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Z22 · 28 × 36 grid

乱亂 is #614 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 乱 mean in English?
乱 (luàn) means "chaos": messy; in disorder; chaos; random; arbitrarily.
How do you pronounce 乱?
乱 is pronounced luàn in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄌㄨㄢˋ.
How many strokes does 乱 have?
The simplified form, 乱, has 7 strokes. The traditional form, 亂, has 13.
What is the traditional form of 乱?
The traditional form of 乱 is 亂. 乱 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 亂 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 乱?
Common words that use 乱 include 混乱 (hùnluàn, confusion), 乱七八糟 (luànqībāzāo, in a mess), 慌乱 (huāngluàn, frenetic), 扰乱 (rǎoluàn, to disturb).
How common is 乱?
乱 is number 614 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Z22 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.