懒lǎn

懒

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ified form (簡體) that combines the heart radical (忄) with the phonetic 赖, which originally meant "to rely on" and later took on connotations of idleness. The character vividly evokes a heart that relies on inaction, and it appears in words like 懒惰 (lazy) and 懒散 (slothful). --- 成 (chéng, "to become, to accomplish")

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懒 is formed by the heart radical 忄 on the left and the phonetic 赖 on the right; in early oracle bone script the heart is paired with a sign that later became 赖, suggesting a sound linked to idleness. The original meaning is 'lazy, idle', denoting a lack of willingness to act, which the heart radical expresses. The choice of 赖 as phonetic conveys the lazy tone, showing that the character combines sound and meaning.

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