颟顸

顢頇
mānhān
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 muddleheaded
  2. 2 careless and sloppy

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā zuòshì mānhān, chángcháng diūsān-làsì.
He's muddleheaded in everything he does and is always forgetting things.
HSK 7-9
Zhè zhǒng mānhān de guǎnlǐ fāngshì chízǎo huì chū dà wèntí.
Slipshod management like this is bound to cause serious problems sooner or later.

Tips

usage
A rare written word, mostly used to criticise officials or managers who are confused and careless. Everyday speech says 糊涂 or 马虎.
memory
Both characters carry 页, originally a picture of a head, and the word first described a big, broad face: picture a large, fuzzy head that cannot keep things straight.

Stroke Order

颟 mān
顸 hān