然
Spell out: + =
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
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |