Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 乱


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Meaning

riot, confusion, disorder, arbitrary, upheaval

Pronunciation

luàn

Explanation

Left: tongue (Thousand mouths with tongues.), right: kneeling person

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

tongue
lighting rod(The use of this component is not consistent. From the character for electricity comes the meaning "lightning rod", although other explanations are used such as "hook" or "kneeling person".)
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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
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

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