軟
See also: 软 and 輭
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Translingual
Han character
軟 (Kangxi radical 159, 車+4, 11 strokes, cangjie input 十十弓人 (JJNO), four-corner 57082, composition ⿰車欠)
References
- KangXi: page 1240, character 26
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38213
- Dae Jaweon: page 1716, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3518, character 15
- Unihan data for U+8EDF
Chinese
trad. | 軟 | |
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simp. | 软 | |
alternative forms | 輭/软 耎 |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (耎) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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陾 | *njɯ, *noːʔ |
腝 | *nuːs, *njonʔ, *nuːns |
堧 | *noːls, *njon |
稬 | *noːls, *noːnʔ, *noːns |
愞 | *noːls, *noːns, *njonʔ |
煗 | *noːnʔ |
餪 | *noːnʔ |
渜 | *noːnʔ, *noːns |
偄 | *noːns, *njonʔ |
瑌 | *njon, *njonʔ |
軟 | *njonʔ |
輭 | *njonʔ |
蝡 | *njonʔ, *njunʔ |
碝 | *njonʔ |
耎 | *njonʔ |
緛 | *njonʔ |
媆 | *nuːns |
Pronunciation
Definitions
軟
- soft; flexible; pliable
- 貓的毛摸上去很軟 [MSC, trad.]
- māo de máo mō shàngqù hěn ruǎn [Pinyin]
- A cat's fur is soft to the touch.
猫的毛摸上去很软 [MSC, simp.]- 泥很軟,我們的腳都陷進去了。 [MSC, trad.]
- Ní hěn ruǎn, wǒmen de jiǎo dōu xiàn jìnqù le. [Pinyin]
- The mud was soft and our feet sank in.
泥很软,我们的脚都陷进去了。 [MSC, simp.]
- soft; gentle; mild
- 他的態度軟了下來。 [MSC, trad.]
- Tā de tàidù ruǎn le xiàlái. [Pinyin]
- His attitude has softened.
他的态度软了下来。 [MSC, simp.]- 他的聲音很軟。/他的声音很软。 ― Tā de shēngyīn hěn ruǎn. ― His voice is very gentle.
- weak; feeble
- 她的兩腿發軟。/她的两腿发软。 ― Tā de liǎng tuǐ fā ruǎn. ― Her legs felt weak.
Compounds
Derived terms from 軟
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References
- “Entry #7918”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
Japanese
Kanji
軟
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
- soft; flexible; pliable
- soft; gentle; mild
- weak; feeble
Readings
- Go-on: ねん (nen)
- Kan-on: ぜん (zen)
- Kan’yō-on: なん (nan, Jōyō)
- Kun: やわらか (yawaraka, 軟らか, Jōyō); やわらかい (yawarakai, 軟らかい, Jōyō)
Compounds
Compounds
- 軟禁 (nankin): house arrest
Korean
Hanja
軟 • (yeon) (hangeul 연, revised yeon, McCune–Reischauer yŏn, Yale yen)
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Vietnamese
Han character
軟: Hán Nôm readings: nhuyễn, nhiễn, nhũn, nhung
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