烂 - làn - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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21 strokes
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爛 (烂)

làn

Definition

soft
mushy
well-cooked and soft
to rot
to decompose
rotten
worn out
chaotic
messy
utterly
thoroughly
crappy
bad

Character Decomposition

Related words (38)

爛尾

làn wěi

unfinished; incomplete

爛崽

làn zǎi

rogue; rowdy; unreliable chap

mud; mire

brightly colored; unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)

爛熟

làn shú

well cooked; to know thoroughly

overripe; overcooked

accounts in a rotten state

rotten to the core

dead drunk; completely drunk

爛好人

làn hǎo rén

sb who tries to be on good terms with everyone

爛攤子

làn tān zi

terrible mess; shambles

loose woman; slut

to gossip; to blab; a blab-mouth

爛醉如泥

làn zuì rú ní

(lit.) as drunk as mud; completely drunk

爛泥糊不上牆

làn ní hú bù shàng qiáng

see 爛泥扶不上牆

唬爛

hǔ làn

(slang) (Tw) to bullshit; to fool

搗爛

dǎo làn

to mash; to beat to a pulp

撕爛

sī làn

to tear up; to tear to pieces

撞爛

zhuàng làn

to destroy by smashing; smashed up

rotten

to compare two unsatisfactory things; to argue that others have similar or worse faults (as a response to criticism); whataboutery

潰爛

kuì làn

to fester; to ulcerate

燦爛

càn làn

to glitter; brilliant; splendid

破爛

pò làn

worn-out; rotten; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; rubbish; junk

to smash

smashed up; broken into pieces; thoroughly mashed; pulpy

糜爛

mí làn

dissipated; rotten; decaying

絢爛

xuàn làn

splendid; gorgeous; dazzling

腐爛

fǔ làn

to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt

mold; rot

rotting; decaying

same as 稀爛

innocent and unaffected

廢銅爛鐵

fèi tóng làn tiě

scrap metal; a pile of junk

死纏爛打

sǐ chán làn dǎ

(coll.) to pester; to harass

燦爛多彩

càn làn duō cǎi

multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)

糜爛性毒劑

mí làn xìng dú jì

vesicant

三寸不爛之舌

sān cùn bù làn zhī shé

to have a silver tongue; to have the gift of the gab

Idioms (7)

爛泥扶不上牆

làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng

useless (idiom); worthless; inept

海枯石爛

hǎi kū shí làn

(lit.) when the seas run dry and the stones go soft (idiom); (fig.) forever; until the end of time

滾瓜爛熟

gǔn guā làn shú

(lit.) ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom); fig. to know fluently; to know sth inside out; to know sth by heart

焦頭爛額

jiāo tóu làn é

(lit.) beaten head and scorched brow (idiom); beaten black and blue; (fig.) in trouble; in terrible shape; hard pressed; overwrought

貪多嚼不爛

tān duō jiáo bù làn

to bite off more than one can chew (idiom)

陳谷子爛芝麻

chén gǔ zi làn zhī ma

(lit.) stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip

好記性不如爛筆頭

hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu

the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)

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