然

rán

r+án·2nd tone

correct · right

Radical: 灬 Strokes: 12

Structure: Top large, bottom smallFrequency: Most common

Same radical

点热燕照熟烈焦熊熏煞煎熙

Same radical

点热燕照熟烈焦熊熏煞煎熙烹煮焉

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Character Decomposition

然=肰+灬

Etymology

fire

Meanings

correct

right

so

thus

like this

-ly

rán

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Words with 然 997 total

vanished from the face of the earth · all gone · nothing left荡然dàng rán aloof; detached; disinterested; impartial超然chāo rán admittedly (it's true that...)固然gù rán

Idioms with 然 222 total Chain

safe and sound (idiom) · to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness)安然无恙ān rán wú yàng (idiom) depressed; dispirited黯然神伤àn rán shén shāng to lose one's splendor · to lose luster · to be eclipsed · to be overshadowed黯然失色àn rán shī sè overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting黯然销魂àn rán xiāo hún