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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- lan4
- English meanings
- rot, sodden, deteriorate, fester, mushy, mashed, dissolute, poor, worn-out, decayed, rotten
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 火; right 兰.
Meaning & sound clues
火 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “fire”.
兰 is identified as the sound component (lán). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 烂.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
orchid
greedy
lazy
to block sb's path
to monopolize
multicolored; gorgeous
fence
overflow; excessive
billows
basket
cable; hawser
blue
view; read
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Related words
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- 灿烂
- 腐烂