然 rán — so; like this; in that way
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Level 1 · Common HSK 2 #2723
rán ran2
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
verb
- (会意兼形声。下形,上声。四点是火的变形。声符读 yàn,是狗肉的意思,下面加火以烤狗肉。本义:燃烧)
- burn
- 俗字作“燃” e.g 然海 · 然脂 · 然灰 · 然除 · 然火 · 然炬 · 然犀 · 然灯
- understand
- dazzle
- agree e.g 然诺 然纳 · 然疑 · 然赞 · 然然可可 · 然可 · 然许 · 然信
- form
- fit
conjunction
- but e.g 然且 · 然如
- although e.g 然是 · 然虽
- thereupon
- then e.g 然乃 · 然始
adjective
- yes
pronoun
- so;like that e.g 理所当然 其实不然
particle
noun
- 姓
Related words
- 虽然 although; even though
- 然而 however; but
- 当然 of course; certainly; naturally; obviously
- 仍然 still; as before
- 然后 then; afterwards
- 突然 suddenly
- 自然 nature; naturally
- 依然 still; as before
- 必然 inevitable; certain; necessarily
- 显然 obviously; evidently; clearly
- 忽然 suddenly; abruptly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
- 既然 since; as; this being the case
- 竟然 unexpectedly; actually
- 果然 sure enough; indeed
- 居然 unexpectedly; actually
- 天然 natural
- 偶然 by chance; accidental; occasional
- 不然 otherwise; or else
- 天然气 natural gas
- 固然 admittedly; naturally