外刚内柔

外
外
刚
剛
内
內
柔
柔
soft on the inside despite one's hard shell / appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability / also written 內柔外剛|内柔外刚[nei4 rou2 wai4 gang1]

Characters and words in 外刚内柔

外
wài = w + ai4
outside / in addition / foreign / external
Add a new mnemonic for 外 = 夕 + 卜
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刚
剛
gāng = g + ang1
hard / firm / strong / just / barely / exactly
Add a new mnemonic for 刚 = 冈 + 刂
Add a new mnemonic for 剛 = 岡 + 刂
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内
內
nèi = n + ei4
inside / inner / internal / within / interior
Add a new mnemonic for 内 = ⺆ + 人
Add a new mnemonic for 内 = 冂 + 人
Add a new mnemonic for 內 = 冂 + 入
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柔
róu = r + ou2
soft / flexible / supple / yielding / rho (Greek letter Ρρ)
Add a new mnemonic for 柔 = 木 + 矛
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