• 2277th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 24 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. làn (lan4)overflowing • excessive • indiscriminate

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

泛滥 (泛濫)
滥用 (濫用)

Uncommon

宁缺毋滥 (寧缺毋濫)
泛滥成灾 (泛濫成災)
滥交 (濫交)
滥竽 (濫竽)
狂轰滥炸 (狂轟濫炸)
粗制滥造 (粗製濫造)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.