Read Edit View history 乱 luàn HSK3 confusion, mess Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 亂. Originally written as 𤔔, which depicts two hands (𠬪) untangling threads (幺) on a silk frame. 乚 was later added as a distinguishing mark. The meaning later shifted to "mess" and "confusion". Pinyin Separate values with commas luàn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 乱 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 亂 ×乱 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the 𤔔 component in the traditional character 亂. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 乱 Simp strokes 乱 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 乱 Simp strokes 乱 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 乱 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 492, 722 ], [ 431, 730 ], [ 336, 665 ], [ 227, 613 ], [ 215, 615 ], [ 198, 602 ] ], [ [ 75, 448 ], [ 139, 443 ], [ 465, 511 ], [ 521, 504 ] ], [ [ 306, 626 ], [ 337, 611 ], [ 348, 594 ], [ 328, 343 ], [ 311, 324 ] ], [ [ 169, 294 ], [ 204, 257 ], [ 244, 68 ] ], [ [ 219, 294 ], [ 240, 286 ], [ 383, 322 ], [ 429, 318 ], [ 453, 293 ], [ 424, 198 ], [ 400, 180 ] ], [ [ 264, 110 ], [ 279, 125 ], [ 397, 151 ], [ 436, 153 ], [ 464, 146 ] ], [ [ 552, 798 ], [ 580, 783 ], [ 606, 749 ], [ 592, 600 ], [ 582, 321 ], [ 590, 173 ], [ 609, 117 ], [ 642, 86 ], [ 707, 64 ], [ 802, 61 ], [ 861, 69 ], [ 898, 82 ], [ 921, 104 ], [ 915, 245 ], [ 910, 257 ], [ 913, 283 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 337 644 Q 373 660 405 679 Q 447 698 484 708 Q 500 709 503 717 Q 507 727 494 738 Q 437 774 403 770 Q 396 766 396 756 Q 399 714 176 599 Q 172 590 178 588 Q 236 607 297 628 L 337 644 Z", "M 363 465 Q 382 472 512 490 Q 524 489 533 503 Q 534 516 509 527 Q 469 551 383 519 Q 374 518 368 515 L 316 501 Q 286 495 80 459 Q 49 455 73 436 Q 106 411 151 420 Q 223 438 315 456 L 363 465 Z", "M 346 328 Q 355 400 363 465 L 368 515 Q 374 567 389 601 Q 392 611 375 625 Q 353 638 337 644 C 309 656 283 654 297 628 Q 315 600 316 538 Q 316 522 316 501 L 315 456 Q 312 390 306 316 C 304 286 342 298 346 328 Z", "M 212 296 Q 200 300 175 305 Q 162 308 159 302 Q 152 296 161 279 Q 192 218 210 118 Q 213 88 231 68 Q 250 46 255 62 Q 261 77 259 103 L 254 138 Q 235 243 233 268 C 231 290 231 290 212 296 Z", "M 443 172 Q 467 256 498 279 Q 514 298 499 314 Q 483 327 431 349 Q 416 355 346 328 L 306 316 Q 260 306 212 296 C 183 290 203 263 233 268 Q 243 269 256 273 Q 320 286 383 301 Q 399 305 405 298 Q 415 291 413 272 Q 404 218 393 175 C 386 146 434 143 443 172 Z", "M 259 103 Q 268 102 279 105 Q 336 120 460 135 Q 472 136 473 146 Q 473 155 443 172 L 393 175 Q 390 175 389 174 Q 314 152 254 138 C 225 131 229 104 259 103 Z", "M 968 72 Q 987 91 964 127 Q 937 190 925 272 Q 924 284 915 292 Q 903 296 902 272 Q 881 131 875 119 Q 869 106 842 101 Q 751 74 670 102 Q 631 115 619 159 Q 598 226 613 467 Q 625 696 652 738 Q 670 783 577 812 Q 574 813 572 813 Q 551 817 543 808 Q 534 798 542 788 Q 564 767 566 690 Q 551 239 569 148 Q 578 97 624 67 Q 699 18 875 36 Q 888 39 901 41 Q 947 54 968 72 Z" ] } 7 strokes 乱 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 492, 722 ], [ 431, 730 ], [ 336, 665 ], [ 227, 613 ], [ 215, 615 ], [ 198, 602 ] ], [ [ 75, 448 ], [ 139, 443 ], [ 465, 511 ], [ 521, 504 ] ], [ [ 306, 626 ], [ 337, 611 ], [ 348, 594 ], [ 328, 343 ], [ 311, 324 ] ], [ [ 169, 294 ], [ 204, 257 ], [ 244, 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298 346 328 Z", "M 212 296 Q 200 300 175 305 Q 162 308 159 302 Q 152 296 161 279 Q 192 218 210 118 Q 213 88 231 68 Q 250 46 255 62 Q 261 77 259 103 L 254 138 Q 235 243 233 268 C 231 290 231 290 212 296 Z", "M 443 172 Q 467 256 498 279 Q 514 298 499 314 Q 483 327 431 349 Q 416 355 346 328 L 306 316 Q 260 306 212 296 C 183 290 203 263 233 268 Q 243 269 256 273 Q 320 286 383 301 Q 399 305 405 298 Q 415 291 413 272 Q 404 218 393 175 C 386 146 434 143 443 172 Z", "M 259 103 Q 268 102 279 105 Q 336 120 460 135 Q 472 136 473 146 Q 473 155 443 172 L 393 175 Q 390 175 389 174 Q 314 152 254 138 C 225 131 229 104 259 103 Z", "M 968 72 Q 987 91 964 127 Q 937 190 925 272 Q 924 284 915 292 Q 903 296 902 272 Q 881 131 875 119 Q 869 106 842 101 Q 751 74 670 102 Q 631 115 619 159 Q 598 226 613 467 Q 625 696 652 738 Q 670 783 577 812 Q 574 813 572 813 Q 551 817 543 808 Q 534 798 542 788 Q 564 767 566 690 Q 551 239 569 148 Q 578 97 624 67 Q 699 18 875 36 Q 888 39 901 41 Q 947 54 968 72 Z" ] } 7 strokes 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