紊 wěn tangled
tangled; disordered
怎么记住“紊”: 文 culture + 糸 silk = tangled. After the culture festival, Grandma finds her embroidery silk in one hopeless knot, completely tangled.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
紊 = 文 culture + 糸 silk
- 文 culture sound
- 糸 silk meaning
After the culture festival, Grandma finds her embroidery silk in one hopeless knot, completely tangled.
How it came to be
Silk gives the meaning and the part above the sound.
用法
- Disordered/tangled: 紊乱 (wěnluàn): in disorder/disarray: 内分泌紊乱 (nèifēnmì wěnluàn) hormonal imbalance, 秩序紊乱 (zhìxù wěnluàn) chaotic order.
- 有条不紊 (yǒutiáo-bùwěn), orderly and not tangled, means methodical and well-organized: a common, positive set phrase.