乱
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luàn · anarchy, chaos

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HSK 2.0 · Level 4HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #1206
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Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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乚Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 乱

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luànWords pronounced luàn
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Example sentences

Notice where 乱 sits in each complete thought.

Tāng mǔ yě hěn hùn luàn.汤姆也很混乱。

Tom was confused, too.

Source: Tatoeba #10156965 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ hú luàn dǎ qiāng, huì xià pǎo liè wù de.你胡乱打枪,会吓跑猎物的。

Your random firing will scare away the prey.

Source: Tatoeba #9306465 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de fáng jiān luàn qī bā zāo.他的房间乱七八糟。

His room was in disorder.

Source: Tatoeba #334282 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bú yào yīn wèi chī dé tài duō ér rǎo luàn wèi de zhèng cháng xiāo huà.不要因为吃得太多而扰乱胃的正常消化。

Don't get an upset stomach by eating too much.

Source: Tatoeba #3580020 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bù néng qù luàn pèng de!不能去乱碰的!

You can't touch it!

Source: Tatoeba #420010 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rú guǒ nǐ nòng luàn le, nǐ lái dǎ sǎo.如果你弄乱了,你来打扫。

If you make a mess, clean it up.

Source: Tatoeba #805610 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 乱 in context

  1. Say luàn, then recall the core meaning: anarchy, chaos.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 混乱 (hùn luàn), meaning “confused”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 乱 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.