Memory phrase for the character: 乱

乱

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Meaning

riot, confusion, disorder, arbitrary, upheaval

Pronunciation

luàn

Explanation

 Left: tongue 舌 (Thousand 千 mouths 口 with tongues.), right: kneeling person 乚

Mnemonic
 
If a tongue is 'twisted' like a kneeling person, it means: riot and confusion.

Radicals

舌 tongue
乚 lighting rodThe use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity 电 comes the meaning "lightning rod". Also other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".




 Vocabulary

混乱 hùn luàn  confusion; chaos; disorder
眼花缭乱 yǎn huā liáo luàn  to be dazzled
缭乱 liáo luàn  dazzled; confused
壬辰倭乱 rén chén wō luàn  Imjin war, Japanese invasion of Korea 1592-1598
紊乱 wěn luàn  disorder; chaos
捣乱 dǎo luàn  to disturb; to look for trouble; to stir up a row; to bother sb intentionally
捣乱 dǎo luàn  
搅乱 jiǎo luàn  to confuse
胡诌乱傍 hú zhōu luàn bàng  to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
惟恐天下不乱 wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn  motivated by a desire to see the world in chaos; lest all under heaven's not in chaos and disorder
叛乱 pàn luàn  armed rebellion
叛乱 pàn luàn  

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