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柔

róu

HSK 5 Character

What 柔 means

1. soft
2. flexible
3. supple
4. yielding
5. rho (Greek letter Ρρ)

Example sentences

• 她很温柔。
  She has a tender heart.
• 她温柔地唱了。
  She sang softly.
• 正的声音很温柔。
  Zhèng de shēngyīn hěn wēnróu.
  Tadashi has a soft voice.
• 多温柔的手势啊。
  What a tender gesture.
• 她以轻柔的语调说话。
  Tā yǐ qīngróu de yǔdiào shuōhuà.
  She spoke in soft tones.
• 她给了他一个温柔的吻。
  Tā gěi le tā yī gè wēnróu de wěn.
  She gave him a tender kiss.

Words starting with 柔

• 柔和róu hégentle; soft
• 柔软róu ruǎnsoft
• 柔情róu qínggentle feelings; tender sentiments
• 柔弱róu ruòweak; delicate
• 柔美róu měigentle and beautiful
• 柔顺róu shùngentle and agreeable; supple; yielding
• 柔道róu dàojudo
• 柔嫩róu nèntender; delicate (texture)
• 柔情似水róu qíng sì shuǐtender and soft as water; deeply attached to sb
• 柔媚róu mèigentle and lovely; charming
• 柔韧róu rènpliable and tough; supple and strong; flexible
• 柔滑róu huásoft; smooth; silky
• 柔佛Róu fóJohor (state of Malaysia at south of Malayan peninsula)
• 柔性róu xìngflexibility
• 柔曼róu mànsoft; gentle
• 柔术róu shùjujitsu; contortion (performance art)
• 柔佛州Róu fó zhōuJohor (state in Malaysia)
• 柔肤水róu fū shuǐskin toner
• 柔身术róu shēn shùcontortion (performance art)
• 柔软剂róu ruǎn jìfabric softener
• 柔软精róu ruǎn jīngfabric softener (Tw)
• 柔顺剂róu shùn jìfabric softener
• 柔能克刚róu néng kè gānglit. the soft can subdue the hard
• 柔情脉脉róu qíng mò mòfull of tender feelings (idiom); tender-hearted

Words containing 柔

• 温柔wēn róugentle and soft; tender; sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman)
• 轻柔qīng róusoft; gentle; pliable
• 怀柔huái róuto conciliate; to appease
• 优柔寡断yōu róu guǎ duànindecisive; irresolute
• 阴柔yīn róugentle and reserved; soft; feminine
• 优柔yōu róugentle; carefree; indecisive
• 纤柔xiān róudelicate; fine
• 怀柔区Huái róu QūHuairou, a district of Beijing
• 以柔克刚yǐ róu kè gāngto use softness to conquer strength (idiom)
• 刚柔并济gāng róu bìng jìto couple strength and gentleness (idiom)
• 外刚内柔wài gāng nèi róusoft on the inside despite one's hard shell; appearing tough on the outside as to mask…
• 巴西柔术Bā xī róu shùBrazilian jiu-jitsu
• 包柔氏螺旋体Bāo róu shì luó xuán tǐBorrelia, genus of Spirochaete bacteria

Characters that look like 柔

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 案àn(legal) case; incident; record
• 类lèikind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type; (bound form) to resemble…
• 栗lì(literary) cold; chilly; (bound form) to tremble with fear
• 桨jiǎngoar; paddle
• 奕yìabundant; graceful
• 荤hūnstrong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc); non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc); vulgar

Sounds the same

Read róu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 揉to knead; to massage; to rub
• 蹂trample
• 鞣suede; chamois; tannin
• 糅mix
• 禸trample
• 葇Elsholtria paltrini
• 腬greasy (Cantonese)
• 𫐓wheel band
• 韖tan, soften
• 厹to trample