Radical 舌

7 strokes

亂

tongue 舌 (457a) + hook (612a) = chaotic 乱

[乱说 (67) luànshuō gossip]

[乱世 (578) luànshì turbulent times]

(At night on a small fishing boat) Someone’s tongue gets a fish hook stuck in it, and chaotic scenes ensue as he thrashes around. / The ghostly dwarf (guardian mascot of the boat) holds a lantern while they extract the hook.