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乱 (luàn): Chaotic — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 乱

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How to write 乱 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

乱has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

luàn
  • chaotic
    adj.HSK 4
  • chaotic; disorderly
    adj./adv.
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 乱

乱 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
乱
舌shé · tongue
乚gōu
乱=
5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 乱

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6.

How to Use 乱

Chaos and Disorder

In words like 混乱, 忙乱, 慌乱, and 紊乱, 乱 (luàn) describes a state of confusion, disorder, or loss of control.

混乱 • hùn luàn • confusion • HSK 6
HSK 6
7.

Example Sentences

tā他
de的
fáng房
jiān间
hěn很
luàn乱

Information

Pinyinluàn
Meaningchaotic
Strokes7
Radical乙
Traditional亂
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#667
Zhuyinㄌㄨㄢˋ
UnicodeU+4E71
CangjieHRU
HSK 3.0 · L4
舌shé · tongue
+乚gōu
hùn混
luàn乱

confusion

忙乱 • máng luàn • Chaotic / Bustling • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
máng忙
luàn乱

Chaotic / Bustling

慌乱 • huāng luàn • Panic-stricken / Confused • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
huāng慌
luàn乱

Panic-stricken / Confused

紊乱 • wěn luàn • disorder / chaos • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
wěn紊
luàn乱

disorder / chaos

Causing Trouble

verb + 乱

In words like 扰乱, 捣乱, and 骚乱, 乱 (luàn) refers to deliberately creating trouble, disturbance, or disruption.

扰乱 • rǎo luàn • harass; disturb; cause havoc • HSK 6
HSK 6
rǎo扰
luàn乱

harass; disturb; cause havoc

捣乱 • dǎo luàn • make trouble; create a disturbance • HSK 6
HSK 6
dǎo捣
luàn乱

make trouble; create a disturbance

骚乱 • sāo luàn • Riot / Turmoil • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
sāo骚
luàn乱

Riot / Turmoil

Messy or Random

乱 + numeral/verb phrase

In words like 乱七八糟, 杂乱无章, 胡思乱想, and 胡乱, 乱 (luàn) describes something messy, random, or careless in everyday speech.

乱七八糟 • luàn qī bā zāo • in a mess / chaotic • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
luàn乱
qī七
bā八
zāo糟

in a mess / chaotic

杂乱无章 • zá luàn wú zhāng • chaotic and disorderly / in a mess • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
zá杂
luàn乱
wú无
胡思乱想 • hú sī luàn xiǎng • Absent-minded / Muddled thinking • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
hú胡
sī思
luàn乱
胡乱 • hú luàn • carelessly; casually; at random • HSK 6
HSK 6
hú胡
luàn乱

carelessly; casually; at random

，
xū需
yào要
zhěng整
lǐ理
yí一
xià下
。

His room is very messy and needs to be tidied up.

tā他
de的
fáng房
jiān间
hěn很
líng凌
luàn乱
。

His room is very messy.

dì地
zhèn震
hòu后
chéng城
shì市
xiàn陷
rù入
yí一
piàn片
hùn混
luàn乱
。

The city fell into chaos after the earthquake

hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
cāo操
chǎng场
shàng上
luàn乱
pǎo跑
。

The children are running around on the playground

zhè这
cì次
tíng停
diàn电
chū出
le了
bù不
shǎo少
luàn乱
zi子
。

This power outage caused a lot of trouble.

zhāng
章

chaotic and disorderly / in a mess

xiǎng
想

Absent-minded / Muddled thinking

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