Chinese symbol for “weak”
弱
ruò
weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
The closest CC-CEDICT match for weak is 弱 (ruò), defined as: weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “weak”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脆弱 | cuì ruò | weak; frail |
| 软弱 (軟弱) | ruǎn ruò | weak; feeble |
| 薄弱 | bó ruò | weak; frail |
| 虚弱 (虛弱) | xū ruò | weak; in poor health |
| 微弱 | wēi ruò | weak; faint |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 弱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脆弱 | cuì ruò | weak; frail |
| 削弱 | xuē ruò | to weaken; to impair |
| 弱点 (弱點) | ruò diǎn | weak point; failing |
| 减弱 (減弱) | jiǎn ruò | to weaken; to diminish |
| 软弱 (軟弱) | ruǎn ruò | weak; feeble |
| 弱势 (弱勢) | ruò shì | vulnerable; weak |
See also: Japanese symbol for “weak”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.