烂 爛 làn ㄌㄢˋ laan6 HSK 5 高階級 · Level 4

  • soft; mushy
  • well-cooked and soft
  • to rot; to decompose
  • rotten
  • worn out
  • chaotic; messy
  • utterly; thoroughly
  • crappy; bad

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 烂 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 鱼 魚 ( yú jyu2 ) 烂 爛 ( làn laan6 ) 头 頭 ( tóu tau4 ) 先 ( xiān sin1 ) 臭 ( chòu cau3 )。

    A fish rots from the head down.

  • 他 ( tā taa1 ) 把 ( bǎ baa2 ) 书 書 ( shū syu1 ) 撕烂 撕爛 ( sī làn si1 laan6 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    He tore the book apart.

  • 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 法语 法語 ( Fǎ yǔ faat3 jyu5 ) 很 ( hěn han2 ) 烂 爛 ( làn laan6 )。

    My French is crappy.

  • 烂泥扶不上墙 爛泥扶不上牆 ( làn ní fú bù shàng qiáng laan6 nai4 fu4 bat1 soeng5 coeng4 )。

    You can't raise a cat to be a dog.

  • 这 這 ( zhè ze2 ) 颗 顆 ( kē fo2 ) 苹果 蘋果 ( píng guǒ ping4 gwo2 ) 烂 爛 ( làn laan6 ) 了 ( le liu5 )。

    The apple is rotten.

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