軟
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ruǎn · soft, pliable, flexible

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

車Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 軟

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Example sentences

Notice where 軟 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ zhù de nà jiā lǚ guǎn de chuáng tài ruǎn le.我住的那家旅館的床太軟了。

The bed at the hotel where I stayed was too soft.

Source: Tatoeba #13021052 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Gēngxīn wǒ de ruǎn tǐ.更新我的軟體。

Update my software.

Source: Tatoeba #13175380 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn xū yào yì wū shǐ yòng de ruǎn tǐ.我很需要易於使用的軟體。

User-friendly software is important for my needs.

Source: Tatoeba #13190521 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ruǎn jiàn jiù xiàng xìng jiāo yí yàng, miǎn fèi de gèng hǎo.軟件就像性交一樣,免費的更好。

Software is like sex: it's better when it's free.

Source: Tatoeba #12364643 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ mòshōu dào chéng wéi zhì rén de ruǎn tǐ gēngxīn má?你没收到成爲智人的軟體更新嗎?

Didn't you get the Homo Sapiens update?

Source: Tatoeba #12509312 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ rú hé cái néng gēngxīn zhè gè ruǎn jiàn ne?我如何才能更新這個軟件呢?

How can I update this software?

Source: Tatoeba #10305840 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 軟 in context

  1. Say ruǎn, then recall the core meaning: soft, pliable, flexible.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 軟 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.