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Chinese symbol for “disorder”

紊乱
wěn luàn
Traditional: 紊亂
disorder; chaos

The closest CC-CEDICT match for disorder is 紊乱 (wěn luàn), defined as: disorder; chaos.

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

紊 wěn
tangled; confused, disordered
radical 120 ⽷ · 10 strokes
乱 luàn
anarchy, chaos; revolt
radical 5 ⼄ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “disorder”

WordPinyinMeaning
乱 (亂)luànin confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind
脱序 (脫序)tuō xùdisorder
无秩序 (無秩序)wú zhì xùdisorder
讧 (訌)hòngstrife; disorder

Related words

Other words that share a character with 紊乱.

WordPinyinMeaning
有条不紊 (有條不紊)yǒu tiáo bù wěnregular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
紊流wěn liúturbulent flow
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “disorder”.

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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