仍然
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仍然 (réngrán) · still
仍然 (réngrán) means “still; as before”. It is written with 2 characters: 仍 (still) + 然 (certainly). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 仍然 is built
The characters
仍 réng · still
What 仍 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 乃nǎi — then
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 乃 gives the meaning, 亻 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
然 rán · certainly
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)
Example sentences
他仍然住在那个地方。Tā réngrán zhù zài nàge dìfang.He still lives in that place.
很多年过去了，她仍然很年轻。Hěn duō nián guòqu le, tā réngrán hěn niánqīng.Many years have passed, and she still looks young.
Questions about 仍然
What does 仍然 mean?
仍然 (réngrán) means “still; as before”.
How do you pronounce 仍然?
仍然 is pronounced réngrán.
Which HSK level is 仍然?
仍然 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 仍旧réngjiùstill
- 仍réngstill
- 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
- 突然tūránsuddenly
Learn 仍然 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 15: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.