亂 luàn

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Traditional form

亂 luàn

Contains the radical

乚 gōu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A kneeling person 乚 gōu using their hands 爫 zhǎo to unravel a knot

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰⿳爫 zhǎo ？⿵冂 jiōng ⿱厶又乚

Explanation

Simplified form of 亂 luàn . The left side of 亂 luàn was simplified to the graphically similar 舌 shé (tongue).

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Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 亂 luàn in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
乱 luàn	disorder	亂 luàn
混乱 hùnluàn	confusion	混亂
乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo	at sixes and sevens	亂七八糟
扰乱 rǎoluàn	to disturb	擾亂
捣乱 dǎoluàn	to disturb	搗亂
紊乱 wěn luàn	disorder	紊亂
乱动 luàn dòng	to fiddle with	亂動
骚乱 sāo luàn	riot	騷亂
乱世 luàn shì	the world in chaos	亂世
凌乱 líng luàn	messy	凌亂
乱跑 luàn pǎo	to run around all over the place	亂跑
胡乱 húluàn	careless	胡亂
错乱 cuò luàn	in disorder	錯亂
乱来 luàn lái	to act recklessly	亂來
慌乱 huāng luàn	frenetic	慌亂
叛乱 pàn luàn	armed rebellion	叛亂
胡言乱语 hú yán luàn yǔ	double Dutch	胡言亂語
心烦意乱 xīn fán yì luàn	lit. heart distracted, thoughts in turmoil (idiom); distraught with anxiety	心煩意亂
胡思乱想 hú sī luàn xiǎng	to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)	胡思亂想
暴乱 bào luàn	riot	暴亂
眼花缭乱 yǎn huā liáo luàn	to be dazzled	眼花繚亂
动乱 dòng luàn	turmoil	動亂
杂乱 zá luàn	in a mess	雜亂
霍乱 huò luàn	cholera	霍亂
乱糟糟 luàn zāo zāo	chaotic	亂糟糟