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ruǎn

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ruǎn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
ruǎn | ruan3
English translation
soft
flexible
variant of ruǎn
> ruǎn [ruǎn]
soft, pliable, flexible; weak

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About ruǎn

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

ruǎn

Contains the radical

Chē

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

cart

Etymology of ruǎn

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

车欠

Semantic compound

Chē

Phonetic compound

qiàn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Chē represents the meaning and qiàn represents the sound. Simplified form of ruǎn .

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Example sentences using ruǎn

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de 手指 shǒuzhǐ 接触 jiēchù 软膏 ruǎn gāo 之后 zhī hòu jiù téng 起来 qǐlai le .

My fingers are beginning to prick after touching that paste.

德国 Dé guó rén 早已 zǎo yǐ 严阵以待,他们 tā men 憋足 le , 还击 huán jī 起来 qǐlai jué 手软 shǒu ruǎn .

The German lines are aroused and furious, return the fire cruelly.

薄冰冻结 dòngjié de de zài chūn róng lín 之下 zhī xià 漫漫 màn màn de 软化 ruǎn huà le .

The sleety frozen earth began to soften under thaw and the rain.

细小 xì xiǎo de 柔软 róu ruǎn Bái 的指 jiē ,法文 Fǎ wén gāi 怎么 zěnme shuì ?

How do you say blond little cushioned knuckles in French?

接受 jiēshòu de shì liǎng Zhāng 软软 de , 漂亮 piàoliang de 10 Yuán 绿色 lǜ sè 钞票 chāopiào .

The money she had accepted was two soft , green, handsome ten - dollar bills.

Words with ruǎn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
软件 ruǎnjiàn (computer) software軟件
ruǎn soft ruǎn
软弱 ruǎn ruò weak軟弱
柔软 róu ruǎn soft柔軟
微软 Wēi ruǎn Microsoft corporation微軟
软糖 ruǎn táng soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc)軟糖
手软 shǒu ruǎn to be lenient手軟
软骨 ruǎn gǔ cartilage軟骨
心软 xīn ruǎn to be softhearted心軟
软禁 ruǎn jìn house arrest軟禁
软组织 ruǎn zǔ zhī soft tissue軟組織
疲软 pí ruǎn tired and feeble疲軟
软化 ruǎn huà to soften軟化
软膏 ruǎn gāo ointment軟膏
松软 sōng ruǎn flexible鬆軟
软管 ruǎn guǎn hose軟管
软绵绵 ruǎn mián mián soft軟綿綿
软件开发 ruǎn jiàn kāi fā software development軟件開發
应用软件 yìng yòng ruǎn jiàn application software應用軟件
软饮料 ruǎn yǐn liào soft drink軟飲料
软肋 ruǎn lèi rib cartilage軟肋
软盘 ruǎn pán floppy disk軟盤
软木塞 ruǎn mù sāi cork軟木塞

ruǎn Decomposition & Compounds

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ruǎn Decomposition

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