懒惰
lǎn​duò HSK7

lazy

懒 lǎn lazy Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 赖 represents the sound. Simplified form of 懶.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

赖
赖 Sound component
lài depend on

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

惰 duò, tuó indolent

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

mind

左
左 Sound component
zuǒ left
⺼
⺼ Unknown component
ròu meat, flesh

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdwaXlˤojʔlazy
Zhengzhangl'oːlʔ
l'oːls

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

懶 lǎn lazy Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 賴 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

賴
賴 Sound component
lài depend on

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartlanX[N-kə.]rˤanʔ lazy

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart