懂中文 Dong Chinese

亂

luàn

confusion, mess

Depicts two hands (爫, 又) organizing tangled threads.

Components
爫 iconic component

爫  Iconic component

zhǎo

  

hand, claw

爫 is a component form of 爪.

又 iconic component

又  Iconic component

yòu

  

(hand), again

◎ iconic component

◎  Iconic component

  

characterless component

Depicts tangled threadwork.

Evolution

亂 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
亂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
亂 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
亂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

乱 (亂) 

luàn

confusion, state of chaos; create chaos, revolt; in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary

Most common words with 亂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

乱

disorder

混乱

confusion

乱七八糟

at sixes and sevens

扰乱

to disturb

捣乱

to disturb