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Chinese symbol for “chaotic”

乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
Traditional: 亂七八糟
(idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chaotic is 乱七八糟 (luàn qī bā zāo), defined as: (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

乱 luàn
anarchy, chaos; revolt
radical 5 ⼄ · 7 strokes
七 qī
seven
radical 1 ⼀ · 2 strokes
八 bā
eight; all around, all sides
radical 12 ⼋ · 2 strokes
糟 zāo
sediment, dregs; to waste, to spoil
radical 119 ⽶ · 17 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “chaotic”

WordPinyinMeaning
混乱 (混亂)hùn luànconfused; chaotic; disorderly
乱糟糟 (亂糟糟)luàn zāo zāochaotic; topsy turvy
烂 (爛)lànsoft; mushy; well-cooked and soft
横 (橫)hénghorizontal; across
杂乱 (雜亂)zá luànin a mess; in a jumble

Related words

Other words that share a character with 乱七八糟.

WordPinyinMeaning
混乱 (混亂)hùn luànconfused; chaotic; disorderly
叛乱 (叛亂)pàn luànarmed rebellion
动乱 (動亂)dòng luànturmoil; upheaval
骚乱 (騷亂)sāo luàndisturbance; riot; to create a disturbance
扰乱 (擾亂)rǎo luànto disturb; to perturb
战乱 (戰亂)zhàn luànchaos of war
十七shí qīseventeen; 17
七十qī shíseventy; 70
十八shí bāeighteen; 18
糟糕zāo gāotoo bad; how terrible

See also: Japanese symbol for “chaotic”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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