然 rán so
right; certainly
怎么记住“然”: ⿰𱼀犬 dog meat + 灬 fire = so. The camper warms a tin of dog meat over the fire for his old dog, who watches every move and wags as if to say "Yes, just so."
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
然 = ⿰𱼀犬 dog meat + 灬 fire
- ⿰𱼀犬 dog meat sound
- 灬 fire meaning
The camper warms a tin of dog meat over the fire for his old dog, who watches every move and wags as if to say "Yes, just so."
How it came to be
The small seal form puts dog meat over fire: it meant to burn, and the dog meat gives the sound.
用法
- A connective-building char: 虽然 (suīrán) although, 然后 (ránhòu) then/afterwards, 当然 (dāngrán) of course.
- Signals surprise or manner too: 突然 (tūrán) suddenly, 竟然 (jìngrán) unexpectedly. Rarely a standalone word; it's the suffix that turns a root into an adverb/conjunction.
含“然”的汉字
含“然”的词语
- 虽然suīránalthoughHSK 2
- 然后ránhòuthenHSK 3
- 当然dāngránof courseHSK 3
- 突然tūránsuddenlyHSK 3
- 仍然réngránstillHSK 4
- 既然jìránsinceHSK 4
- 自然zìránnatureHSK 4
- 竟然jìngránunexpectedlyHSK 4
- 然而rán'érhoweverHSK 4
- 大自然dàzìránnature (the natural world)HSK 4
- 忽然hūránsuddenlyHSK 4
- 不然bùránnot soHSK 5
- 依然yīránstillHSK 5
- 偶然ǒuránincidentallyHSK 5
- 居然jūránunexpectedlyHSK 5
- 必然bìráninevitableHSK 5
- 显然xiǎnránclearlyHSK 5
- 果然guǒránreallyHSK 5
- 天然tiānránnaturalHSK 6
- 天然气tiānránqìnatural gasHSK 6
- 一目了然yímù-liǎoránobvious at a glance (idiom)HSK 7
- 不以为然bùyǐwéiránnot to accept as correct (idiom)HSK 7
- 公然gōngránopenlyHSK 7
- 断然duànránresoluteHSK 7
- 理所当然lǐsuǒdāngránas it should be by rights (idiom)HSK 7
- 自然界zìránjiènatureHSK 7
- 自然而然zìrán’érráninvoluntaryHSK 7
- 顺其自然shùnqízìránto let nature take its course (idiom)HSK 7
- 哗然huáránin uproarHSK 8
- 固然gùránadmittedly (it's true that...)HSK 8
- 坦然tǎnráncalmHSK 8
- 怡然自得yírán-zìdéhappy and content (idiom)HSK 8
- 恍然大悟huǎngrán-dàwùto suddenly realizeHSK 8
- 截然不同jiérán-bùtóngentirely differentHSK 8
- 毅然yìránfirmlyHSK 9
- 漠然mòránindifferentHSK 9
- 焕然一新huànrán-yìxīnto look completely new (idiom)HSK 9
- 猛然měngránsuddenlyHSK 9
- 纵然zòngráneven ifHSK 9
- 茫然mángránblanklyHSK 9
例句
- 先洗手，然后吃饭。 Xiān xǐshǒu, ránhòu chīfàn.Wash your hands before you eat.
- 当然可以！ Dāngrán kěyǐ!Of course it's okay!
- 他来了，然而又走了。 Tā lái le, rán'ér yòu zǒu le.He came but then left.
- 我突然有种奇怪的感觉。 Wǒ tūrán yǒu zhǒng qíguài de gǎnjué.I suddenly had a strange feeling.