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nèn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
nèn | nen4
English translation
tender
soft
delicate
light (color)
inexperienced
unskilled
old variant of nèn [nèn]
soft, delicate; young, tender

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About nèn

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

nèn

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of nèn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

女敕

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

chì

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and chì represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using nèn

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zhè ròu chǎo hěn nèn .

This stir - fried meat is very tender.

gěi nín 配嫩 jiān , 卷筒 guì 酸辣汤 suān là tāng , hǎo ?

Would you like Saute Minced Chicken, Mandarin fish and sour pungent soup?

zhū 莉娅 zài chéng shù xià tíng zhù ,随便 suíbiàn 折断 zhé duàn tiáo hěn cháng de nèn zhī .

Under the limes Julia paused and idly snapped off one of the long shoots.

这些 zhè xiē 胡萝卜 hú luó bo hěn nèn ,不用 bù yòng xiāo .

These are young carrots and you need not scrape them.

生人 shēng rén 谈话 tán huà 简直 jiǎnzhí xiàng 小孩子 xiǎo hái zi 一样 yīyàng miàn nèn .

He shows an almost childlike timidity in talking with strangers.

Words with nèn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
nèn tender nèn
黎巴嫩 Lí bā nèn Lebanon黎巴嫩 Lí bā nèn
稚嫩 zhì nèn puerile稚嫩 zhì nèn
娇嫩 jiāo nen fragile嬌嫩
细嫩 xì nèn tender細嫩
白嫩 bái nèn delicate白嫩 bái nèn
柔嫩 róu nèn tender柔嫩 róu nèn
嫩芽 nèn yá soft shoot嫩芽 nèn yá
嫩绿 nèn lǜ tender green嫩綠
嫩江 Nèn jiāng Nenjiang county in Heihe 黑河 Hēi hé [Hēi​hé], Heilongjiang嫩江 Nèn jiāng
嫩叶 nèn yè tender leaves嫩葉
细皮嫩肉 xì pí nèn ròu smooth-skinned細皮嫩肉
嫩江县 Nèn jiāng xiàn Nenjiang county in Heihe 黑河 Hēi hé [Hēi​hé], Heilongjiang嫩江縣
巴尔克嫩德 Bā ěr kè nèn dé Jan Pieter Balkenende (1956-), prime minister of the Netherlands from 2002巴爾克嫩德
嫩江地区 Nèn jiāng dì qū Nenjiang county in Heihe 黑河 Hēi hé [Hēi​hé], Heilongjiang嫩江地區

nèn Decomposition & Compounds

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nèn Decomposition

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