CHINESE CHARACTER

烂 (làn): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

làn

overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled

HSK 69 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

火

Primary radical

火 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 烂.

兰

Phonetic component

兰 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 9

Write 烂 in 9 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 烂

烂làn

HSK 6 · soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy

灿烂cànlàn

HSK 7-9 · to glitter; brilliant; splendid

腐烂fǔlàn

HSK 7-9 · to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt

Examples using 烂

烂

这颗苹果烂了。

Zhè kē píng guǒ làn le。

This apple is rotten.

腐烂

盐可以帮助保存食物避免腐烂。

Yán kě yǐ bāng zhù bǎo cún shí wù bì miǎn fǔ làn。

Salt helps to preserve food from decay.

FAQ

What does 烂 (làn) mean in Chinese?

overcooked, overripe; rotten, spoiled

How do you write 烂 in stroke order?

烂 has 9 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 烂?

火 is the radical in 烂. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 烂?

烂 (làn): soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; 灿烂 (cànlàn): to glitter; brilliant; splendid; 腐烂 (fǔlàn): to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt.