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ruò Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ruò | ruo4
English translation
weak
feeble
young
inferior
(following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
weak, fragile, delicate

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About ruò

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

ruò

Contains the radical

gōng

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

Two shoots  gōng dying to frost  bīng

Etymology of ruò

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿰⿹弓冫弓冫

Explanation

Origin unclear. Contains two bows ( gōng ) with extra marks, perhaps indicating damage or weakness in the bows.

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Example sentences using ruò

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接著我们 wǒmen 致力 zhìlì zhǎo chū 能够 néng gòu 减弱 jiǎn ruò 辐射 fúshè de 聚合物 jù hé wù .

Then we got involved with trying to find polymers that attenuate radiation.

蚀刻 shí kè 出来 chū lái de 金属 jīnshǔ zhà shì hěn 脆弱 cuìruò de ,容易 róngyì 变形 biàn xíng zhòu shé huò 撕裂 sī liè .

The etched metal - film grids are very fragile and easy to distort, wrinkle or tear.

rén jiē yǒu 弱点 ruòdiǎn .

Every man has his weak side.

zài 等待 děngdài 血液 xuè yè de 过程 guòchéng Zhōng , 董明霞 de 生命 shēngmìng 越来越 yuè lái yuè 微弱 wēi ruò .

Waiting for blood, Mingxia the lives of more and more weak.

这个 zhè ge 男孩 nán hái 身体 shēntǐ 虚弱 xū ruò ,从不 cóng bù 同学 tóngxué men 一起 yīqǐ wán .

The boy was frail and never ganged with his fellows at school.

Words with ruò

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
ruò weak ruò
脆弱 cuìruò weak脆弱 cuìruò
弱点 ruòdiǎn weak point弱點
软弱 ruǎn ruò weak軟弱
虚弱 xū ruò weak虛弱
减弱 jiǎn ruò to weaken減弱
弱智 ruò zhì weak-minded弱智 ruò zhì
薄弱 bóruò weak薄弱 bóruò
削弱 xuēruò to weaken削弱 xuēruò
微弱 wēi ruò weak微弱 wēi ruò
懦弱 nuò ruò cowardly懦弱 nuò ruò
弱小 ruò xiǎo puny弱小 ruò xiǎo
柔弱 róu ruò weak柔弱 róu ruò
强弱 qiáng ruò intensity強弱
薄弱环节 bó ruò huán jié weak link薄弱環節
瘦弱 shòu ruò thin and weak瘦弱 shòu ruò
弱化 ruò huà weaken弱化 ruò huà
示弱 shì ruò not to fight back示弱 shì ruò
衰弱 shuāi ruò weak衰弱 shuāi ruò
疲弱 pí ruò tired疲弱 pí ruò
神经衰弱 shén jīng shuāi ruò psychasthenia神經衰弱
弱势 ruò shì weak弱勢
弱视 ruò shì amblyopia弱視
弱肉强食 ruò ròu qiáng shí the law of the jungle弱肉強食

ruò Decomposition & Compounds

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ruò Decomposition

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ruò Compounds

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