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软

ruǎn

soft

HSK 5 · Topic “Traits and suitability”
A hand squeezing a cushion
Memory picture

Character

软 ruǎn

Strokes
8
Radical
车 — cart, vehicle
Made of
车 cart, vehicle 欠 to lack, to owe
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 床很软。 Chuáng hěn ruǎn. The bed is soft.
  • 这面包很软。 Zhè miànbāo hěn ruǎn. This bread is very soft.
  • 她声音很软。 Tā shēngyīn hěn ruǎn. Her voice is very gentle.

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