软

ruǎn

r+uǎn·3rd tone

soft · flexible

Radical: 车 Strokes: 8 HSK 5

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

车转轻轮轩载输轨轴较辉辑

Same radical

车转轻轮轩载输轨轴较辉辑辅辈辙

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Character Decomposition

软=车+欠

Etymology

cart

Meanings

soft

flexible

ruǎn

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Words with 软 324 total

soft柔软róu ruǎn aching and weary酸软suān ruǎn soft (bread) roll软包ruǎn bāo

Idioms with 软 26 total Chain

lit. eats soft food, but refuses hard food (idiom) · amenable to coaxing but not coercion吃软不吃硬chī ruǎn bù chī yìng susceptible to force but not persuasion吃硬不吃软chī yìng bù chī ruǎn bully the weak and fear the strong欺软怕硬qī ruǎn pà yìng