懒(lǎn)

HSK 616 strokesTrad. 懶

variant of 懒

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Character information

Pinyin
lǎn
Meaning
variant of 懒
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
懶

Origin & structure

Where 懒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄赖

In this compound, the meaning comes from 忄 (heart); 赖 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

忄xīn赖lài

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 懒 step by step

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

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Words with 懒

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

tōu偷lǎn懒
HSK 7-9

to goof off; to be lazy

Open 偷懒 page →
lǎn懒de得
HSK 7-9

to not feel like (doing sth); to be disinclined to

Open 懒得 page →
lǎn懒duò惰
HSK 7-9

idle

Open 懒惰 page →
yōng慵lǎn懒

languid; indolent

Open 慵懒 page →
bèi惫lǎn懒

listless; languid; slothful; indolent

Open 惫懒 page →
shēn伸lǎn懒yāo腰

to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)

Open 伸懒腰 page →
hào好chī吃lǎn懒zuò做

happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)

Open 好吃懒做 page →
xīn心huī灰yì意lǎn懒

discouraged

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Related characters

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From 懒’s common words

偷得惰慵惫伸腰好

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