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Chinese symbol for “random”

乱
luàn
Traditional: 亂
in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval

The closest CC-CEDICT match for random is 乱 (luàn), defined as: in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations.

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

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “random”

WordPinyinMeaning
随机 (隨機)suí jīaccording to the situation; pragmatic

Related words

Other words that share a character with 乱.

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

See also: Japanese symbol for “random”.

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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