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爛
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烂
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spoiled

HSK 10
Abstract →Qualities
làn
ラン
ただ.れる
란
Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 闌 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (爛)
火 fire+ 闌 door screen =
爛 spoiled
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
闌 Phonetic component
door screen
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Simplified (烂)
火 fire+ 兰 orchid =
烂 rotten
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
兰 Phonetic component
lán orchid
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Notes
Similar Characters
光 ray叟 man堇 yellow尉 officer灭 wipe (simp)灰 ashes灷 tinder災 disaster (trad/jp)灾 disaster (simp)炎 inflammation炏 flame烦 bother (simp)煩 vexed (trad/jp)票 ticket秋 autumn赤 crimson伙 mate (simp)狄 tribe from northern china钬 element (simp)尞 burnt offering
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
烂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
烂 / 爛 [làn]
soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad
Japanese
爛 らん 同音
adj-tadv-to rare brilliant; bright
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
爛 らん
Ran female given name
CHINESE WORDS (53)
灿烂 [càn​làn] #8,081
to glitter
腐烂 [fǔ​làn] #5,987
to rot
破烂 [pò​làn] #6,792
worn-out
烂摊子 [làn​tān​zi] #6,562
terrible mess
绚烂 [xuàn​làn] #30,546
splendid
糜烂 [mí​làn] #32,452
dissipated
焦头烂额 [jiāo​tóu​làn​'é] #16,863
lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
砸烂 [zá​làn] #16,324
to smash
烂泥 [làn​ní] #19,054
mud
溃烂 [kuì​làn] #27,827
to fester
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JAPANESE WORDS (28)
爛々 [らんらん] #16,444
glaring
天真爛漫 [てんしんらんまん] #23,124
innocent
爛れる [ただれる] #25,435
to be sore
絢爛 [けんらん] #30,244
gorgeous
焼けただれる [やけただれる] #37,593
to be hideously burned
豪華絢爛 [ごうかけんらん] #39,124
luxurious and gorgeous
絢爛豪華 [けんらんごうか] #51,715
luxurious and gorgeous
腐乱 [ふらん] #55,742
decomposition
爛漫 [らんまん] #64,407
in full bloom
爛熟 [らんじゅく] #69,171
overripeness
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