ruò = ru + o4
weak / feeble / young / inferior / (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
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ruò = ru + o4
weak; feeble / young / inferior; not as good as / (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
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How to pronounce 弱

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
+ o4 final

In the observatory’s bathroom.

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弱 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
bīng = bi + (e)ng1
"ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰[bing1], 次[ci4] etc, known as 兩點水|两点水[liang3 dian3 shui3]
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gōng = gu + (e)ng1
a bow (weapon) / CL:張|张[zhang1] / to bend / to arch (one's back etc)
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Characters with 弱 as component

= ni + Ø4
to drown / to indulge / addicted to / to spoil (a child)
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niào = ni + ao4
variant of 尿[niao4]
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ruò = ru + o4
young rush (Typha japonica), a kind of cattail
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Words with 弱

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weak / frail
weak point / failing
weak / feeble / flabby

Sentences with 弱

弱 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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