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烂

Character

烂 làn

HSK 5Character

rotten; gone bad, like old food

Radical
火
Strokes
9
Structure
Left–right
Parts
火 兰
Traditional
爛
Frequency
#1690 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

làn

lan4
  1. rotten; gone bad, like old food
  2. cooked until very soft, like overcooked vegetables
  3. very bad; terrible

Examples

  • 苹果烂了，不能吃。

    píng guǒ làn le, bù néng chī

    The apple is rotten. We can't eat it.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 这个电影太烂了。

    zhè ge diàn yǐng tài làn le

    This movie is really bad.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 白菜煮得太烂了。

    bái cài zhǔ de tài làn le

    The cabbage was cooked until too soft.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 烂

Draw “烂” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 烂

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烂人làn rén(coll.) scumbag; lowlife; assholeWord烂俗làn súclichédWord烂尾làn wěi(of a construction project etc) unfinished; derailed (due to critical setbacks)Word烂崽làn zǎi(dialect) hooligan; low-lifeWord烂梗làn gěnglame jokeWord烂泥làn nímudWord烂漫làn mànunaffected; unpretentiousWord烂熟làn shú(of fruit) fully ripe; overripeWord
烂熳làn mànunaffected; unpretentious↗Variant of 烂漫WordUnreviewed
烂片làn piàndud movieWord烂糊làn hu(of food) very soft and mushy from prolonged cookingWord
烂缦làn mànunaffected; unpretentious↗Variant of 烂漫WordUnreviewed

Same radical 火

All characters with 火 →
火huǒ烟yān煙yān灯dēng燈dēng烦fán煩fán爆bào烧shāo燒shāo炸zhà灭miè
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