懶 meaning and stroke order
Lazy, languid, listless
How to write 懶, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 懶
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- lazy
How 懶 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Heart.
忄 gives the meaning and 賴 hints at the sound.
Radical: 忄 (heart), shared by 167 characters on this site.
How to remember 懶
懶 combines the heart radical 忄 with 賴 (lài), which gives the sound. Picture a heart that just wants to rely on others and lie around, and you have lazy, lǎn.
懶 is the traditional form; in mainland simplified writing it appears as 懒. It is common in everyday speech, especially in 懶得 (lǎnde), meaning you can't be bothered to do something. Example: 我今天懶得做飯。(Wǒ jīntiān lǎnde zuò fàn.) I don't feel like cooking today.
Common mistake: Learners often say lài because of the phonetic 賴, but 懶 is read lǎn with a third tone. Also, 懶得 is followed directly by a verb, so say 懶得去 (lǎnde qù), not 懶得去了很 or 很懶得.
Common words with 懶
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 懶
How many strokes are in 懶?
懶 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 懶 mean?
懶 (lǎn) means lazy, languid, listless. A common word with it is 懒得 (lǎnde), meaning "to not feel like (doing sth); to be disinclined to".
How do you pronounce 懶?
懶 is pronounced lǎn, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 懶?
The radical of 懶 is 忄, which carries the idea of "heart". Dictionaries list 懶 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 懶?
懶 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 懒, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 懶 and 懶得?
懶 (lǎn) is an adjective describing a person as lazy, as in 他很懶 (tā hěn lǎn), he is lazy. 懶得 is used before a verb to say you don't feel like doing that particular thing right now, and it does not necessarily mean you are a lazy person.
Is calling someone 懶 rude?
It can sound critical if said seriously, similar to calling someone lazy in English. Among friends it is often playful, and words like 懶蟲 (lǎnchóng), lazybones, are usually used teasingly.