软

The character "软" has 8 strokes. "软" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "软" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "软" are "ruǎn" . View the stroke order of "软">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "软"

adj.: soft; flexible; supple; mild; gentle; weak; feeble; not tough; easily influenced; indecisive; poor in ability, quality, etc

• soft : adj.易弯曲的；柔软的；柔和的；不刺眼的；心肠软的；仁慈的；富于同情心的；不够严厉的；不含酒精的；轻柔的
• flexible : adj.柔韧的；有弹性的；易弯曲的；灵活的；可变通的；适应力强的
• supple : adj.柔韧的；灵活的；柔软的
• mild : adj.性情温和的；微弱的；不严重的；宽松的；不严厉的；没劲的；没精打采的；轻微的；温和的；暖和的
• gentle : adj.温和的；和蔼可亲的；温柔的；轻缓的；不厉害的；出身高贵的；品格高尚的；门第高的；谦恭有礼的；仁心侠胆的
• weak : adj.无力的；缺少体力（精力）的；虚弱无力的；易破的；易倒塌的；易坏的；微弱的；词尾变化的；弱的；无说服力的
• feeble : adj.虚弱的；衰弱的；乏力的；无力的；微弱的；不清楚的；弱的；软弱的；不能给人留下印象的；不具说服力的
• indecisive : adj.非决定性的；非结论性的；优柔寡断的；犹豫不决的

Form words with "软"

软床垫 soft mattress

软焊料 soft solder

软木料 soft wood

软坐垫 squab

软塑料瓶 squeeze bottle

软水剂 water softener

软磁铁 soft magnet

软拷贝 soft copy

软新闻 soft news

软木雕 softwood carving

软皮革 supple leather

文化软实力 soft power of culture

态度软下来 soften one's stance

软木桌垫 cork table mat

硬装修和软装修 hard decoration and soft decoration

雷公打豆腐，专拣软的欺 the God of Thunder strikes bean curd―bullies pick on the soft and weak

Example phrases using "软"

• 硬钱和软钱都是政治献金的一种。

  Both hard money and soft money are political contributions.

• 既然软办法不行，那就来硬的。

  Kid-glove methods haven’t worked—it’s time to get tough.

• 脚下的雪又软又厚。

  The snow underfoot was soft and deep.

• 松木比较软。

  Pine is a soft wood.

• 把那些蔬菜蒸到刚好软就好。

  Steam the vegetables until just tender.

• 软水中淡水虾变得少见了。

  The freshwater shrimp becomes scarce in soft water.

• 她追根究底的决心软下来了，主动提出帮忙。

  She relented in her determined inquisition and offered help.

• 哈里说他渴望能洗个澡，并能用上软毛巾，对此他父亲顶了一句，说他是个不折不扣的物质主义者。

  [with clause]Harry said that he longed for a bath and soft towels, to which his father rejoined that he was a gross materialist.

• 我喜欢软水果，例如桃子和李子。

  I like soft fruit, for example, peaches and plums.

• 软黏土层位于玄武岩上面

  Soft clays overlie the basalt