Memory phrase for the character: 然
然
Meaning
correct, right so, thus, like this, -ly Pronunciation rán Explanation Top: dog meat 肰 (body 月/肉, dog 犬), below: fire 灬 [犬 = The big 大 man holds in his arms: a dog 丶]
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(Dog meat is often chewy) The meat of a dog must be correctly over the fire: so it will be right and correct, thus ... Radicals
肉
body part This radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.
犬
dog Shows a big 大 person with with outspread arms who holds a small dog 丶
灬
fire Also this radical 火 stands for fire.
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阉然 yān rán
covertly; secretly
猝然 cù rán
suddenly; abruptly
翩然而至
piān rán ér zhì
come trippingly
蓦然 mò rán
suddenly; sudden
悍然 hàn rán
outrageous; brazen; flagrant
黯然 àn rán
dim; sad
黯然销魂
àn rán xiāo hún
overwhelming sadness (idiom); sorrow at parting
焕然一新
huàn rán yī xīn
to look completely new (idiom); brand new; changed beyond recognition
恍然 huǎng rán
suddenly (understand sth); in a flash
怅然 chàng rán
disappointed and frustrated
盎然 àng rán
abundant; full; overflowing; exuberant
盎然 àng rán
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