弱
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ruò · weak, fragile, delicate

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #2968
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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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弓Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 弱

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ruòWords pronounced ruò
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Example sentences

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Wǒ men hái shì cuì ruò bù kān.我们还是脆弱不堪。

We're still vulnerable.

Source: Tatoeba #5613651 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fēng bào jǐ gè xiǎo shí méi yǒu jiǎn ruò le.风暴几个小时没有减弱了。

The storm has not weakened for several hours.

Source: Tatoeba #2080582 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shuí dōu yǒu ruò diǎn.谁都有弱点。

Everyone has points of weakness.

Source: Tatoeba #8780285 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men ruǎn ruò de fǎn duì pài bù zú yǐ zǔ zhǐ tā.我们软弱的反对派不足以阻止他。

Our feckless opposition party didn't do enough to stop him.

Source: Tatoeba #13054873 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xū ruò de yàngzi ràng wǒ niē le yì bǎ hàn.她虚弱的样子让我捏了一把汗。

It worried me that she looked pale.

Source: Tatoeba #1394890 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yòu zài qī fù ruò xiǎo le!你又在欺負弱小了!

You're picking on someone smaller than you again!

Source: Tatoeba #1636276 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 弱 in context

  1. Say ruò, then recall the core meaning: weak, fragile, delicate.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 薄弱 (bó ruò), meaning “weak”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 弱 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.