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柔
róu
1. soft
2. flexible
3. supple
4. yielding
5. rho (Greek letter Ρρ)
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

柔
róu
soft, supple; gentle; flexible
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

柔术
róushù
contortion
柔软
róuruǎn
soft
柔情
róuqíng
gentle feelings
怀柔
Huáiróu
Huairou rural district of Beijing, formerly Huairou county
怀柔
huáiróu
to conciliate
柔曼
róumàn
soft
柔美
róuměi
gentle and beautiful
柔佛
Róufó
Johor (state of Malaysia at south of Malayan peninsula)
柔道
róudào
(the sport of) judo
柔韧
róurèn
pliable and tough
柔顺
róushùn
gentle and agreeable
温柔
wēnróu
gentle and soft
HSK 5
纤柔
xiānróu
delicate
轻柔
qīngróu
soft
阴柔
yīnróu
gentle and reserved
柔和
róuhé
gentle
HSK 6
柔媚
róumèi
gentle and lovely
柔嫩
róunèn
tender
柔弱
róuruò
weak
柔性
róuxìng
flexibility

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,572
Word Frequency Rank
1,771 of 84,292

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