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CHINESE CHARACTER

nèn

嫩

嫩

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tender

Numbered pinyin
nen4
English meanings
old variant of 嫩[nen4], tender, delicate

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 女; right 敕.

  • Left

    女
  • Right

    敕
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    • Left

      束
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    • Right

      攵

Meaning & sound clues

女 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “woman”.

敕 is identified as the sound component (chì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 嫩.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰女敕

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    nèn嫩lǜ绿de的yèzi叶子。

    Tender green leaves.

  2. 02

    xiān鲜nèn嫩de的ròu肉。

    Tender meat.

  3. 03

    zhì稚nèn嫩kěài可爱。

    Cute and tender.

  4. 04

    shēngjī生机bó勃bó勃。

    Full of life.

  5. 05

    xīnxian新鲜kěkǒu可口。

    Fresh and tasty.

  6. 06

    qīng清shuǎng爽yí宜rén人。

    Fresh and pleasant.

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