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.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 魚爛頭先臭。 A fish rots from the head down.
  • 他把書撕爛了。 He tore the book apart.
  • 我的法语很烂。 My French is crappy.
  • 烂泥扶不上墙。 You can't raise a cat to be a dog.
  • 這顆蘋果爛了。 The apple is rotten.

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