乱

See also 亂

Translingual

Stroke order

simpl.		乱
trad.		亂

Etymology

Simplified from 亂 ((left side) → 舌).

Han character

乱 (radical 5 乙+6, 7 strokes, cangjie input 竹口山 (HRU), composition ⿰舌乚)

1. noun: chaos, rebellion, uprising or revolt
2. verb: confused, be disordered; be disturbed

References

• KangXi: page 84, character 15
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 187
• Dae Jaweon: page 171, character 20
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 53, character 17
• Unihan data for U+4E71

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Cantonese

Hanzi

乱 (traditional 亂, jyutping lyun6, Yale lyun6)

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Japanese

Kanji

乱 (grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

• On: らん (ran), ろん (ron)
• Kun: みだれる (midareru), みだす (midasu), みだりに (midarini)

Compounds

• 乱雑
• 乱視
• 乱層雲
• 乱闘
• 乱入
• 乱暴
• 混乱

Noun

乱 (hiragana らん, romaji ran)

1. revolt, rebellion

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Korean

Hanja

乱 (hangeul 란, revised ran, McCune-Reischauer ran)

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Mandarin

Pronunciation

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Hanzi

乱 (traditional 亂, pinyin luàn (luan4), Wade-Giles luan⁴)

Adjective

乱 (simplified, Pinyin luàn)

1. in disorder, in a confusion
2. confused

Noun

乱 (simplified, Pinyin luàn)

1. disorder
2. upheaval
3. chaos
4. riot
5. turmoil
6. unrest

Verb

乱 (simplified, Pinyin luàn)

1. to confuse
2. to mix up
3. to jumble

Compounds

• 乱兵
• 乱臣
• 乱党
• 乱动
• 乱反射
• 乱纷纷, 乱纷纷的
• 乱坟岗
• 乱哄哄, 乱哄哄的
• 乱乎
• 乱来
• 乱离
• 乱流
• 乱论
• 乱吗
• 乱民
• 乱蓬蓬, 乱蓬蓬的
• 乱七八糟
• 乱嚷嚷, 乱嚷嚷的
• 乱世
• 乱说
• 乱弹琴
• 乱套
• 乱腾
• 乱腾腾, 乱腾腾的
• 乱营
• 乱杂
• 乱葬岗子
• 乱糟糟, 乱糟糟的
• 乱真
• 乱子

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Vietnamese

Han character

乱 (loạn)