ruò

weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than

Radical: 弓 HSK 4 a ideographic

Components & Etymology

弱 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 弱

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 弱.

体弱
tǐ ruò
减弱
jiǎn ruò
削弱
xuē ruò
娇弱
jiāo ruò
孱弱
chán ruò
弱侧
ruò cè
弱势
ruò shì
弱化
ruò huà
弱听
ruò tīng
弱小
ruò xiǎo
弱旅
ruò lǚ
弱智
ruò zhì

Related characters (radical 弓)

Characters that share the radical .

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