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烂 - làn

rotten, spoiled, decayed

rotten, spoiled, decayed

How to read 烂

Click 烂 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinlàn
Englishrotten, spoiled, decayed
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

烂俗 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 烂尾. Please read 烂崽 one more time.

Common words with this character

clichéd
unfinished; derailed
hooligan; low-life
lame joke

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 烂 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 烂俗 and 烂尾 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 烂.