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然

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correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly

12 strokes Dict coverage rank #178 U+7136

How 然 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

灬 (semantic, “fire”) + 肰 (phonetic, rán)

components: 肰 灬

How to remember it

sort of thing · Heisig RSH #247

flesh + chihuahua + cooking fire

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 然

WordPinyinMeaning
不自然 bù zì rán unnatural; artificial
大自然 dà zì rán nature (the natural world)
自然人 zì rán rén natural person (law); see also 法人[fa3 ren2]
天然气 tiān rán qì natural gas
自然法 zì rán fǎ natural law
自然科学基金会 zì rán kē xué jī jīn huì natural science fund
不然 bù rán not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...?
自然数 zì rán shù natural number
自然主义 zì rán zhǔ yì naturalism (philosophy)
自然科学 zì rán kē xué natural sciences
自然风光 zì rán fēng guāng nature and scenery
自然发音 zì rán fā yīn phonics (Tw)
天然 tiān rán natural
自然 zì rán nature; natural; naturally
安然 ān rán calmly; without qualms; free from worry; safe and sound
自然语言 zì rán yǔ yán natural language
自然对数 zì rán duì shù (math.) natural logarithm
公然 gōng rán openly; publicly; undisguised
自然语言处理 zì rán yǔ yán chǔ lǐ natural language processing, NLP
世界自然基金会 Shì jiè Zì rán Jī jīn huì World Wildlife Fund WWF