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软
軟
ruǎn
1. soft
2. flexible
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

软
ruǎn
soft, pliable, flexible; weak
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

软座
ruǎnzuò
soft seat (on trains or boats)
软席
ruǎnxí
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
软尺
ruǎnchǐ
soft ruler
软坐
ruǎnzuò
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
软体
ruǎntǐ
software (Tw)
软包
ruǎnbāo
soft (bread) roll
软化
ruǎnhuà
to soften
嘴软
zuǐruǎn
soft-spoken
软呢
ruǎnní
tweed
软骨
ruǎngǔ
cartilage
软饮
ruǎnyǐn
soft drink
软卧
ruǎnwò
soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk)
微软
Wēiruǎn
Microsoft corporation
软膏
ruǎngāo
ointment
心软
xīnruǎn
to be softhearted
软肋
ruǎnlèi
rib cartilage
软糖
ruǎntáng
soft candy (gummi candy, gumdrop, jellybean etc)
手软
shǒuruǎn
to be lenient
软管
ruǎnguǎn
hose
软禁
ruǎnjìn
house arrest

Alternate Entries

软
ruǎn
variant of [[軟|软<ruǎn>]]
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,042
Word Frequency Rank
1,714 of 84,292

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