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Chinese symbol for “matted”

蓬乱
péng luàn
Traditional: 蓬亂
matted (of straw or hair); unkempt; overgrown; scraggly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for matted is 蓬乱 (péng luàn), defined as: matted (of straw or hair); unkempt; overgrown; scraggly; thatch.

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

蓬 péng
disheveled, unkempt; a type of raspberry
radical 140 ⾋ · 15 strokes
乱 luàn
anarchy, chaos; revolt
radical 5 ⼄ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 蓬乱.

WordPinyinMeaning
蓬勃péng bóvigorous; flourishing; full of vitality
蓬松 (蓬鬆)péng sōngfluffy
朝气蓬勃 (朝氣蓬勃)zhāo qì péng bófull of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic
莲蓬 (蓮蓬)lián pénglotus seed head
蓬蓬péng péngluxuriant; abundant
混乱 (混亂)hùn luànconfused; chaotic; disorderly
叛乱 (叛亂)pàn luànarmed rebellion
动乱 (動亂)dòng luànturmoil; upheaval

See also: Japanese symbol for “matted”.

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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