繿 (lán) - Ragged, tattered, shabby & worn-out clothing.

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lán ｜ 20 strokes ｜ radical:

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繿 · lán

Ragged, tattered, shabby;

worn-out clothing.

Ragged, tattered, shabbyworn-out clothing.

Usage highlights

Ragged and tatteredShabby clothingWornTattered garmentsPoverty

Synonyms

  • 褴— ragged, tattered (variant form)
  • 破— broken, torn
  • 旧— old, worn

Antonyms

  • 新— new
  • 整— neat, tidy
  • 华— magnificent, splendid

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He wore ragged clothes (衣衫繿褛).
  • The beggar's appearance was shabby (繿缕的乞丐).
  • The old book's cover was tattered (封面繿褛的旧书).

Collocations

  • Ragged and tattered(繿褛)
  • Shabby clothing(繿缕)
  • Worn-out appearance(繿褛之容)
  • Tattered garments(繿褛衣衫)
  • Poverty-stricken and ragged(贫寒繿褛)

Idioms

  • Ragged and tattered(繿褛筚路)
  • In ragged clothes, starting a career(筚路繿褛)

Cultural background

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  • Often used in classical Chinese to describe poverty and destitution.
  • Appears in historical texts describing the appearance of impoverished scholars or commoners.
  • The character embodies the aesthetic of rustic simplicity in some literary contexts.

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