柔 — Chinese character
柔
róu
soft, supple; gentle; flexible
- Pinyin
- róu
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 矛 木
- Formation
- ideographic — Wood 木 so soft it can be cut 矛
- Japanese
- 柔 as a kanji
Common words with 柔
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 温柔 (溫柔) | wēn róu | gentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) |
| 柔软 (柔軟) | róu ruǎn | soft |
| 柔和 | róu hé | gentle; soft |
| 柔性 | róu xìng | flexibility |
| 柔情 | róu qíng | gentle feelings; tender sentiments |
| 柔弱 | róu ruò | weak; delicate |
| 柔道 | róu dào | judo |
| 轻柔 (輕柔) | qīng róu | soft; gentle; pliable |
| 怀柔 (懷柔) | huái róu | to conciliate; to appease |
| 柔美 | róu měi | gentle and beautiful |
| 柔韧 (柔韌) | róu rèn | pliable and tough; supple and strong |
| 优柔寡断 (優柔寡斷) | yōu róu guǎ duàn | indecisive; irresolute |
English words written with 柔
柔 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 11 · Analects 1 · Art of War 1 · Zhuangzi 3 · Doctrine of the Mean 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 10
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 36
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 43
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 52
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 55
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 76
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 78
- Analects 16.4
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