婪(lán)

HSK 7-911 strokes

avaricious

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Character information

Pinyin
lán
Meaning
avaricious
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 婪 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱林女

In this compound, the meaning comes from 女 (woman); 林 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

林lín女nǚ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 婪 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 婪

Common words using 婪 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tān贪lán婪
HSK 7-9

avaricious; greedy; rapacious; insatiable; avid

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tān贪lán婪wú无yàn厌

avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied

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Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 婪’s common words

贪无厌

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