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 (lěi, to accumulate), 绍 (shào, to continue).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 纟 silk7 strokesFrequency #2803文 phonetic糸 semantic

Definitions

  1. involved
  2. tangled
  3. disorderly

Etymology & Origin

紊

pictophoneticthread

Decomposition: ⿱文糸 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:文phonetic糸semantic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
紊乱wěn luàndisorder
有条不紊yǒu tiáo bù wěnregular and thorough (idiom)
秩然不紊zhì rán bù wěnto be in complete order (idiom)
步履紊乱bù lǚ wěn luànto be in complete disorder
紊流wěn liúturbulent flow
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Total compounds
40
As first character
40
As last character
20
As middle character

紊 appears in 5 compound words: 40 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 20 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.

乱luàn
0.6333,336 co-occurrences
肠cháng
0.42084 co-occurrences
泌mì
0.418102 co-occurrences
谢xiè
0.409288 co-occurrences
胃wèi
0.40184 co-occurrences
条tiáo
0.389594 co-occurrences
眠mián
0.387108 co-occurrences
纲gāng
0.38278 co-occurrences
流liú
0.3811,092 co-occurrences
秩zhì
0.35572 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

有条不紊yǒutiáobùwènHSK 7+

in perfect order; methodically arranged

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Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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.

99 健康网Mar 2026

...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?

99 健康网Feb 2026

避孕药吃多了会怎么样?频繁使用会导致月经紊乱吗

bì yùn yào chī duō le huì zěn má yàng ? pín fán shǐ yòng huì dǎo zhì yuè jīng wěn luàn ma

What happens if you take too many birth control pills? Can frequent use cause menstrual disorders?

Character Family

纟 Radical Family — Characters sharing the silk radical

繁fán紧jǐn系xì絮xù紫zǐ给gěi红hóng级jí经jīng累lěi

Related Characters

系xì累lěi绍shào给gěi红hóng级jí纸zhǐ练liàn组zǔ经jīng

Homophones — Characters pronounced wěn

纹wén蚊wén温wēn瘟wēn文wén闻wén吻wěn稳wěn

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 紊 (wěn) mean in Chinese?
紊 (wěn) primarily means "involved." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2803 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 紊 and 坟?
紊 (wěn) and 坟 (fén) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 纟 vs 土 (same 文 component).
How many strokes does 紊 have?
紊 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 紊?
The radical associated with 紊 is 纟 (silk). This radical appears in many characters related to silk.
What are the components of 紊?
紊 is composed of: 文 (phonetic), 糸 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱文糸 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 紊?
Common words with 紊 include: 紊乱 (wěn luàn, "disorder"); 有条不紊 (yǒu tiáo bù wěn, "regular and thorough (idiom)"); 秩然不紊 (zhì rán bù wěn, "to be in complete order (idiom)"); 步履紊乱 (bù lǚ wěn luàn, "to be in complete disorder"); 紊流 (wěn liú, "turbulent flow"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 紊 (wěn)?
Several characters share the pronunciation wěn: 纹 (line), 蚊 (mosquito), 温 (warm, temperature), 瘟 (epidemic), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 紊 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 紊 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.