居然
Old HSK 5
居然 (jūrán) · unexpectedly
居然 (jūrán) means “unexpectedly; actually; to one's surprise”. It is written with 2 characters: 居 (to live) + 然 (certainly). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 居然 is built
The characters
居 jū · to live
What 居 is made of
- 户hù — a household
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 户 gives the meaning, 古 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
他居然忘了我的生日。Tā jūrán wàng le wǒ de shēngrì.He actually forgot my birthday.
这么难的题，她居然做对了。Zhème nán de tí, tā jūrán zuò duì le.Surprisingly, she got such a hard question right.
Questions about 居然
What does 居然 mean?
居然 (jūrán) means “unexpectedly; actually; to one's surprise”.
How do you pronounce 居然?
居然 is pronounced jūrán.
Which HSK level is 居然?
居然 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 居民jūmínresident
- 居住jūzhùto live
- 邻居línjūneighbor
- 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
Learn 居然 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.