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紊

wěn
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 disorderly
  2. 2 chaotic; confused

Examples

他的思路清晰，毫不紊乱。
Tā de sīlù qīngxī, háobù wěnluàn.
His thinking was clear and not in the least muddled.
他有条不紊地解释了一切。
Tā yǒutiáobùwěn de jiěshì le yíqiè.
He explained everything in an orderly way without a single error.

Tips

usage
Common in 紊乱 (disordered, e.g. an endocrine or rhythm disorder) and the idiom 有条不紊 (methodical, in good order — literally 'orderly and not chaotic').

Components

radical
糸 mì
silk thread
Bottom 糸 (fine silk), the indexing radical. Tangled, knotted threads give the core image of disorder — putting 紊 with the silk-radical family 纷 (numerous, confused).
phonetic
文 wén
writing; pattern; phonetic
Top 文 supplies the sound (wén shifting tone to wěn). It also hints faintly at 'tangled threads forming a pattern'.

Stroke Order

紊 wěn