然
HSK 2
然 (rán): yes, certainly
rán
yes, certainly
Pinyin
rán
HSK Level
Level 2
Characters
1
English Meaning
yes, certainly
How to Write 然 (rán)
然 is written in 12 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.
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Origin of 然
A phono-semantic compound: 灬 (fire) carries the meaning, and 肰 hints at the pronunciation.
What 然 is Made Of
然 is built from 2 components:
肰dog meat
灬fire
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Words Using 然
Common Chinese words that contain 然:
不然
bùrán
仍然
réngrán
依然
yīrán
偶然
ǒurán
公然
gōngrán
固然
gùrán
居然
jūrán
当然
dāngrán
必然
bìrán
忽然
hūrán
既然
jìrán
显然
xiǎnrán
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