紊 (wěn): involved, tangled, disorderly
紊 (wěn) is a Chinese character meaning “involved.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 文 (phonetic) and 糸 (semantic). It ranks #2803 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 紊 thread. Its radical form 纟 (silk) appears in many related characters such as 系 (xì, to connect), 累 (lèi, tired), 绍 (shào, to continue).
Definitions
- involved
- tangled
- disorderly
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紊乱adjective | wěn luàn | disorder |
| 有条不紊phrase | yǒu tiáo bù wěn | regular and thorough (idiom) |
| 紊流 | wěn liú | turbulent flow |
紊 appears in 3 compound words: 67 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 0 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 紊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了紊字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le wěn zì de xiáng xì xiè shì .
I looked up the detailed explanation of the character "紊" in the dictionary.
那么,免疫系统为何会紊乱?
nà má , miǎn yì xì tǒng wéi hé huì wěn luàn ?
So, why does the immune system become disrupted?
研究结果表明,睡眠紊乱而非睡眠时间不足可能是许多人感觉休息不足的原因。
yán jiū jié guǒ biǎo míng , shuì mián wěn luàn ér fēi shuì mián shí jiān bù zú kě néng shì xǔ duō rén gǎn jué xiū xī bù zú de yuán yīn .
Research findings suggest that sleep disturbances—rather than insufficient sleep duration—may be the reason why many people feel they haven't gotten enough rest.
此后,陪儿子训练、考取青少年赛车手驾照、参加比赛,一切都有条不紊地推进。
cǐ hòu , péi ér zǐ xùn liàn , kǎo qǔ qīng shǎo nián sài chē shǒu jià zhào , cān jiā bǐ sài , yī qiē dōu yǒu tiáo bù wěn dì tuī jìn .
From then on, everything proceeded smoothly—from accompanying my son to practice sessions and helping him obtain his junior racing license to participating in races.
...般多少秒正常?长时间盯屏会导致眼干和经期紊乱吗
. . . bān duō shǎo miǎo zhèng cháng ? cháng shí jiān dīng bǐng huì dǎo zhì yǎn gān hé jīng qī wěn luàn ma
... How many seconds is normal? Can staring at screens for a long time cause dry eyes and menstrual disorders?
Character Family
纟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the silk radical
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