luàn

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

tongue (舌) + twist (乚) = chaos and disorder

A wagging tongue stirs up trouble and spreads confusion; the hooked stroke 乚 is a simplified remnant of an older form showing tangled threads, reinforcing the sense of things twisted out of order.

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你的房间太了,快去收拾一下。

nǐ de fáng jiān tài luàn le, kuài qù shōu shi yī xià。

Your room is too messy, go tidy it up quickly.

事情太多,他心里很,不知道从哪里开始。

shì qing tài duō, tā xīn lǐ hěn luàn, bù zhī dào cóng nǎ lǐ kāi shǐ。

There are too many things to deal with; his mind is in a confused state and he doesn't know where to start.

Words with 乱

乱花钱

luàn huā qián

to spend money recklessly

违法乱纪

wéi fǎ luàn jì

lit. to break the law and violate the rules (idiom)

错乱

cuò luàn

in disorder

杂乱

zá luàn

in a mess

杂乱无章

zá luàn wú zhāng

disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic

鸡霍乱

jī huò luàn

fowl cholera

离乱

lí luàn

social upheaval caused by war or famine etc

零乱

líng luàn

in disorder

霍乱

huò luàn

cholera

霍乱弧菌

huò luàn hú jūn

cholera bacterium (Vibrio cholerae)

霍乱毒素

huò luàn dú sù

cholera toxin

靖乱

jìng luàn

to put down a rebellion

More characters with 舌