烂 làn▶ rotten

Traditional

爛

Stroke order

烂 is written in 9 strokes.

• 烂

Senses

1. soft; mushy
2. well-cooked and soft
3. to rot; to decompose
4. rotten
5. worn out
6. chaotic; messy
7. utterly; thoroughly
8. crappy; bad

Related words

• 灿烂splendid
• 腐烂Decay

烂 is pronounced làn and means “rotten”.

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