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弱

ruò

HSK 3.0 · 4HSK 2.0 · 5

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

ruò · joek6 (Jyutping)

  1. weak; feeble
  2. young
  3. inferior; not as good as
  4. (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

弱

Meaning
weak; fragile, delicate
Radical
弓
Strokes
10
Components
⿰⿹弓冫⿹弓冫
Cangjie
NMNIM
Four-corner
1712.7

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