懒

lǎn

l+ǎn·3rd tone

lazy

Radical: 忄 Strokes: 16 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

性情离惊怀快忧慢怪恨禽恒

Same radical

性情离惊怀快忧慢怪恨禽恒悔悟慎

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Character Decomposition

懒=忄+赖

Etymology

heart

Meanings

lazy

lǎn

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Words with 懒 91 total

to shy away from work · to get by without attending duty躲懒duǒ lǎn lazy懒怠lǎn dài idle · lazy懒惰lǎn duò idle fellow · lazybones懒汉lǎn hàn

Idioms with 懒 9 total Chain

happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom) · all take and no give好吃懒做hào chī lǎn zuò discouraged · downhearted心灰意懒xīn huī yì lǎn