𤔔
luàn

(untangle threads), to govern

Depicts two hands (𠬪) untangling threads (幺) on a silk frame. Original form of 亂.

Components

𠬪
𠬪 Iconic component
biào leave something behind

Depicts two hands.

幺
幺 Iconic component
yāo tiny

Depicts a silk thread.

Change in form
Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 幺 than it was in ancient scripts.
◎
◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts a silk frame.


Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (1)

辭

Sound (1)

亂

Iconic (1)

亂

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartlwanH[r]ˤo[n]-sdisorder, rebellion

說文解字

《說文》：“，治也。幺子相亂，治之也。讀若亂同。一曰理也。，古文。”

Sources

Character origin
季旭昇《說文新證》p.328zi.tools
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)