烂 (làn): Mashed — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0:Recognition 6

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HSK 3.0Vocab 6 Recognition 6

1.

Animated Stroke Order 烂

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 烂

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

烂

兰orchid

火fire

烂=

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 烂

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烂 handwriting practice sheet - portrait orientation

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烂 handwriting practice sheet - landscape orientation

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5.

How to Use 烂

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 烂 works in context.

Official HSK words with 烂

烂 appears in these official HSK words: 灿烂, 腐烂.

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6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 烂 is used in context

tā他

duì对

zhè这

shǒu首

shī诗

yǐ已

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兰orchid

+火fire

Fire (火) causes something (兰) to become soft or rotten — to decay or overcook.

càn灿

làn烂

magnificent; splendid; resplendent

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fǔ腐

làn烂

become putrid; decompose; corrupt

jīng

经

làn烂

shú熟

yú于

xīn心

。

He has memorized this poem thoroughly

píng苹

guǒ果

fàng放

dé得

tài太

jiǔ久

，

yǐ已

jīng经

làn烂

le了

。

The apple has been left for too long and has become mushy.

zhè这

xiē些

shuǐ水

guǒ果

yǐ已

jīng经

kāi开

shǐ始

fǔ腐

làn烂

le了

。

These fruits have started to rot

yáng阳

guāng光

xià下

de的

huā花

duǒ朵

gé格

wài外

càn灿

làn烂

。

The flowers are exceptionally bright in the sunlight

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