婪 (lán): avaricious
婪 (lán) is a Chinese character meaning “avaricious.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 林 (phonetic) and 女 (semantic). It ranks #2802 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 婪 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).
Definitions
- avaricious
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贪婪adjective | tān lán | avaricious |
| 贪婪无厌phrase | tān lán wú yàn | avaricious and insatiable (idiom) |
婪 appears in 2 compound words: 0 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 50 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 婪 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
婪娲补天的故事在中国流传了几千年。
lán 娲 bǔ tiān de gù shì zài zhōng guó liú chuán le jī qiān nián .
The story of Nuwa patching the sky has been passed down for thousands of years in China.
普遍被描述为贪婪、狡猾、爱恶作剧，智力不高但很会算计小便宜。
pǔ biàn bèi miáo shù wéi tān lán , jiǎo huá , ài è zuò jù , zhì lì bù gāo dàn hěn huì suàn jì xiǎo biàn yí .
They are generally described as greedy, cunning, and mischievous; not particularly intelligent, but very skilled at getting a small advantage.
长辈容易被爱情诈骗!不是贪婪 医揭关键原因:3种缺口
cháng bèi róng yì bèi ài qíng zhà piàn ! bù shì tān lán yī jiē guān jiàn yuán yīn : 3 zhǒng quē kǒu
Elderly People Are Vulnerable to Romance Scams! It’s Not Greed—Doctors Reveal the Key Reasons: 3 Vulnerabilities
丹麦专家观神韵 领悟“不可贪婪”的普世价值观
dān mài zhuān jiā guàn shén yùn lǐng wù bù kě tān lán de pǔ shì jià zhí guàn
Danish Experts Attend Shen Yun and Gain Insight into the Universal Value of "Non-Greed"
为一个“贪婪罪犯”上凯道?前幕僚开呛柯文哲:践踏民主...
wéi yī gè tān lán zuì fàn shàng kǎi dào ? qián mù liáo kāi qiàng 柯 wén zhé : jiàn tà mín zhǔ . . .
Taking a "greedy criminal" to Ketagalan Boulevard? Former aide lashes out at Ko Wen-je: Trampling on democracy...
“别人恐惧我贪婪“!“Citrini恐慌”标记市场底部,...
bié rén kǒng jù wǒ tān lán ! C i t r i n i kǒng huāng biāo jì shì chǎng de bù , . . .
"Others are afraid of my greed"! Citrini Panic "Marks Market Bottom,...
守财奴积聚钱财不是因为他谨慎，而是因为他贪婪。
Shǒucáinú jījù qiáncái bù shì yīnwèi tā jǐnshèn, érshì yīnwèi tā tānlán.
A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.
Character Family
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