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天然

tiānrán

natural, innate

An apple tree branch with a red apple and leaf
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Characters in this word

天 tiān

Strokes
4
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
一 one 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

然 rán

Strokes
12
Radical
灬 — fire
Made of
肰 dog meat 灬 fire
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 然

Example phrases

  • 这种布料使用天然纤维,穿起来比较舒服。 Zhè zhǒng bùliào shǐyòng tiānrán xiānwéi, chuān qǐ lái bǐjiào shūfu. This fabric uses natural fibres and feels relatively comfortable to wear.
  • 这里的天然湖泊吸引了很多游客。 Zhèlǐ de tiānrán húpō xīyǐn le hěn duō yóukè. The natural lakes here attract many tourists.
  • 这瓶果汁是天然的,没有加任何糖。 Zhè píng guǒzhī shì tiānrán de, méiyǒu jiā rènhé táng. This bottle of juice is natural, with no sugar added.

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