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然

Character

然 rán

HSK 2Character

correct

Radical
灬
Strokes
12
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
肰 灬
Traditional
然
Frequency
#232 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

rán

ran2
  1. correct CC-CEDICT
  2. right CC-CEDICT
  3. so CC-CEDICT
  4. thus CC-CEDICT
  5. like this CC-CEDICT
  6. -ly CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 12 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 然

Draw “然” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 当然可以。

    dāng rán kě yǐ

    Of course you can.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我们先吃饭，然后去商店。

    wǒ men xiān chī fàn, rán hòu qù shāng diàn

    First we eat, then we go to the shop.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 天上突然下大雨了。

    tiān shàng tū rán xià dà yǔ le

    Suddenly it started to rain hard.

    AI-generated sentence

Words with 然

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然后rán hòuthen; after that — used to say what happens nextWordHSK 2然而rán érhowever; but; says something different from what came beforeWordHSK 4然则rán zéthat being the caseWord然顷rán qǐngin a short timeWord然鹅rán é(Internet slang for 然而 (rán ér)) howeverWord然并卵rán bìng luǎn(Internet slang) ultimately uselessWord忽然hū ránsuddenly; all of a sudden, quickly and unexpectedlyWordHSK 2虽然suī ránalthough; even though (often paired with 但是 or 可是)WordHSK 2大自然dà zì ránnature; the natural world of plants, animals, mountains, and riversWordHSK 2仍然réng ránstill (something keeps happening or stays the same)WordHSK 3当然dāng ránof course; certainlyWordHSK 3必然bì ráncertain to happen; that cannot be avoidedWordHSK 3

Same radical 灬

All characters with 灬 →
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