然
然 (rán) · certainly
然 (rán) means “certainly”. It is made of 肰 + 灬 and has 12 strokes.
Break 然 into its parts
What 然 is made of
- 肰 rán — dog meat
- ⺼ — meat
- 犬 quǎn — dog
- 大 dà — big
- 丶 — dot
- 灬 huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 肰 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
然 stroke order
Example sentences with 大自然
我喜欢大自然。Wǒ xǐhuan dàzìrán.I love nature.
孩子们应该多去大自然里玩儿。Háizimen yīnggāi duō qù dàzìrán lǐ wánr.Children should spend more time playing in nature.
Words with 然
- 大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)
- 忽然hūránsuddenly
- 然后ránhòuthen
- 虽然suīránalthough
- 必然bìráninevitable
- 当然dāngránof course
- 果然guǒránsure enough
- 仍然réngránstill
- 突然tūránsuddenly
- 显然xiǎnránobviously
- 自然zìránnature
- 不然bùránotherwise
- 既然jìránsince
- 竟然jìngránunexpectedly
- 然而ránérhowever
- 依然yīránstill
- 虽然但是suīrán dànshìalthough…, but…
- 居然jūránunexpectedly
- 偶然ǒuránby chance
- 公然gōngránopenly
- 固然gùránadmittedly
- 恍然大悟huǎngrándàwùto suddenly realize
- 理所当然lǐsuǒdāngránnatural
- 茫然mángránat a loss
- 天然气tiānránqìnatural gas
- 一目了然yīmùliǎoránclear at a glance
- 毅然yìránresolutely
Quick facts
| Pinyin | rán |
|---|---|
| Meaning | certainly |
| Strokes | 12 |
| Radical | 火 (fire, #86) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
Questions about 然
What does 然 mean?
然 (rán) means “certainly”.
How many strokes does 然 have?
然 has 12 strokes.
What is the radical of 然?
The radical of 然 is 火 (huǒ, “fire”), Kangxi radical number 86.
What parts make up 然?
然 is made of 肰 (dog meat) and 灬 (fire).
Keep learning
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