烂(làn)

HSK 59 strokesTrad. 爛

soft

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Character information

Pinyin
làn
Meaning
soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
爛

Origin & structure

Where 烂 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰火兰

In this compound, the meaning comes from 火 (fire); 兰 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

火huǒ兰lán

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 烂 step by step

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

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Words with 烂

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

càn灿làn烂
HSK 7-9

to glitter

Open 灿烂 page →
hǔ唬làn烂

(slang) (Tw) to bullshit; to fool

Open 唬烂 page →
dù度làn烂

see 赌烂

Open 度烂 page →
dǎo捣làn烂

to mash; to beat to a pulp

Open 捣烂 page →
tiān天zhēn真làn烂màn漫

(idiom) innocent and unaffected

Open 天真烂漫 page →
sī撕làn烂

to tear up

Open 撕烂 page →
sǐ死chán缠làn烂dǎ打

(coll.) to pester

Open 死缠烂打 page →
hǎi海kū枯shí石làn烂

(lit.) until the seas dry up and stones go soft (idiom)

Open 海枯石烂 page →

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 烂’s common words

灿唬度捣天真漫撕

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