弱(ruò)

HSK 410 strokes

weak

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Character information

Pinyin
ruò
Meaning
weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 弱 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰⿹弓冫⿹弓冫

Two shoots 弓 dying to frost 冫

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

弓gōng冫bīng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 弱 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 弱

Common words using 弱 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xuē削ruò弱
HSK 7-9

to weaken; to impair; to cripple

Open 削弱 page →
ruò弱shì势
HSK 7-9

vulnerable

Open 弱势 page →
ruò弱diǎn点
HSK 7-9

weak point

Open 弱点 page →
wēi微ruò弱
HSK 7-9

weak

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jiǎn减ruò弱
HSK 7-9

to weaken; to diminish

Open 减弱 page →
jiāo娇ruò弱

delicate

Open 娇弱 page →
chán孱ruò弱

delicate; frail; impotent; weak

Open 孱弱 page →
bù不gān甘shì示ruò弱

(idiom) not to be outdone

Open 不甘示弱 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 弱’s common words

削势点微减娇孱不

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