03718 Chinese character of 婪 and pronounce laam4

Today we will talk about the Chinese character【婪】, which is a character that describes attitude or personality. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Greed or thirst.

You’ll find the pronunciation for this Chinese character here.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【婪】:lán

Cantonese Jyutping of 【婪】:laam4

Here’s an overview of the essential details about the character 【婪】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【婪】, for example:Describe attitude or personality , It means primarily greed or thirst .Chinese characters encompass a wide spectrum of meanings, with intricate interpretations that may not be thoroughly described in this context.

【婪】is an individual word that merges with others to generate specific phrases, for example【貪婪、渴婪】(Mandarin Pinyin:tān lán 、kě lán/ Cantonese Jyutping:taam1 laam4 、hot3 laam4)

This character is written with 11 strokes,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,The following sentence showcases how this character is used.:


他因過於貪婪而失去了朋友的信任。

He lost the trust of his friends because of his greed.


May you grow to love the nuances of Chinese while enriching your understanding through learning. Feel free to go through the available information slowly.