Spot 冉
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
冉 component
rǎn · tender; weak; to proceed gradually
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 冉
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue冉Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 冉 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
再=
一
苒=
艹
爯=
爫
聃=
耳
蚺=
虫
髯=
髟
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 冉 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
再zài
again
HSK 3.0 · L1再见zàijiàngoodbye
HSK 3.0 · L1再次zàicìonce more
HSK 3.0 · L4再说zàishuōto say again
HSK 3.0 · L4一再yízàirepeatedly
HSK 3.0 · L6再三zàisānover and over again
HSK 3.0 · L6再生zàishēngto be reborn
HSK 3.0 · L6再度zàidùonce more
HSK 3.0 · L7-9再接再厉zàijiē-zàilìto continue the struggle
HSK 3.0 · L7-9再现zàixiànto recreate
HSK 3.0 · L7-9