烂

爛

làn

HSK 5freq #2387

Meanings

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làn

1.soft; mushy
2.well-cooked and soft
3.to rot; to decompose
4.rotten
5.worn out
6.chaotic; messy
7.utterly; thoroughly
8.crappy; bad

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Etymology

Simplified from 爛 (闌 → 兰)

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Stroke order

Components

烂火兰

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Example sentences

她在树枝上把自己的裙子扯烂了。
She ripped her dress on a branch.

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Related words

灿烂 to glitter 腐烂 to rot 砸烂 to smash 稀烂 thoroughly mashed; mushy 糜烂 dissipated 度烂 see 赌烂[dǔ làn]烂醉 dead drunk 烂梗 lame joke 比烂 to compare two unsatisfactory things 靡烂 rotting; decaying 朽烂 rotten 烂人 (coll.) scumbag; lowlife; asshole