然 — Chinese character
然
rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
- Pinyin
- rán
- Radical
- 86 ⽕ (Fire)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 肰 灬
- Formation
- pictophonetic — fire; meaning component 灬; sound component 肰
- Japanese
- 然 as a kanji
Common words with 然
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虽然 (雖然) | suī rán | although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc) |
| 然后 (然後) | rán hòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 当然 (當然) | dāng rán | only natural; as it should be |
| 自然 | zì rán | nature; natural |
| 然而 | rán ér | however; but; yet |
| 仍然 | réng rán | still; as before; yet |
| 突然 | tū rán | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 显然 (顯然) | xiǎn rán | clearly; evidently; obviously |
| 依然 | yī rán | still; as before |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly; to one's surprise |
| 既然 | jì rán | since; as; this being the case |
| 必然 | bì rán | inevitable; certain |
English words written with 然
然 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 12 · Analects 38 · Art of War 7 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 182 · Zhuangzi 412 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 17
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 23
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 25
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 26
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 51
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 53
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 54
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 57
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