ruǎn = ru + an3
soft / flexible
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ruǎn = ru + an3
variant of 軟|软[ruan3]
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How to pronounce 软

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ru initial

Ru is for Rachel Rhinoceros.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ an3 final

In the anthill’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

软 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
qiàn = qi + an4
to owe / to lack / (literary) to be deficient in / (bound form) yawn / to raise slightly (a part of one's body)
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chē = ch + e1
car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
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= ju + Ø1
war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)
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Characters with 软 as component

软 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 软

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weak / feeble / flabby
(computer) software

Sentences with 软

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ruǎn

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