Read Edit View history 亂 luàn HSK3 confusion, mess Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint 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 Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts two hands (𠬪) untangling threads (幺) on a silk frame. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 亂 Simp strokes 亂 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 亂 Simp strokes 亂 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 亂 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 449, 786 ], [ 415, 793 ], [ 390, 790 ], [ 343, 754 ], [ 216, 693 ] ], [ [ 156, 638 ], [ 212, 598 ], [ 224, 573 ] ], [ [ 296, 671 ], [ 331, 642 ], [ 346, 615 ] ], [ [ 467, 728 ], [ 479, 701 ], [ 408, 629 ] ], [ [ 212, 521 ], [ 258, 525 ], [ 353, 563 ], [ 401, 567 ], [ 422, 548 ], [ 392, 508 ], [ 364, 484 ], [ 366, 478 ] ], [ [ 301, 486 ], [ 361, 447 ] ], [ [ 155, 418 ], [ 178, 392 ], [ 185, 345 ], [ 180, 186 ], [ 160, 46 ], [ 160, 8 ] ], [ [ 204, 401 ], [ 220, 396 ], [ 241, 399 ], [ 450, 446 ], [ 488, 421 ], [ 484, 333 ], [ 493, 89 ], [ 488, 55 ], [ 460, 11 ], [ 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