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然
Radical(s):
火 灬

Strokes: 12 HSK: Frequency: 55
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rán
correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
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仍 然 réng rán still; yet
然 则 rán zé that being the case; then; in that case
然 后 rán hòu after; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards
然 而 rán ér however; yet; but
全 然 quán rán completely
庞 然 大 物 páng rán dà wù huge monster
偶 然 ǒu rán incidentally; occasional; occasionally
猛 然 měng rán suddenly; abruptly
茫 然 máng rán (adj) ignorant; have no knowledge of sth
理 所 当 然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán (idiom) certainly; of course; it logically follows that...
居 然 jū rán unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to
竟 然 jìng rán unexpectedly
井 然 jǐng rán tidy; methodical
截 然 jié rán completely; sharply (differing)
既 然 jì rán since; as; this being the case
忽 然 hū rán suddenly; all of a sudden
果 然 guǒ rán really; sure enough; as expected
固 然 gù rán admittedly (it's true that...)
公 然 表 示 gōng rán biǎo shì to state openly
公 然 gōng rán (do something) openly; undisguised; publicly
盖 然 性 gài rán xìng probability
当 然 dāng rán only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt
大 自 然 dà zì rán nature (as in Mother Nature)
不 自 然 bù zì rán unnatural; artificial
不 以 为 然 bù yǐ wéi rán object to; take exception to; not approve
不 然 的 话 bù rán de huà otherwise
不 然 bù rán not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not
不 期 然 而 然 bù qī rán ér rán happen unexpectedly; turn out contrary to one's expectations
勃 然 bó rán agitatedly; excitedly; vigorously
必 然 bì rán inevitable; certain; necessity