Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

weak; feeble; young; inferior

Chinese: 弱、小。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ruo” becomes a different word in each tone. 弱 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 薄弱bó ruòweak; frail
  • 脆弱cuì ruòweak; frail
  • 弱点ruò diǎnweak point; failing
  • 减弱jiǎn ruòto weaken; to diminish
  • 削弱xuē ruòto weaken; to impair; to cripple

Example Sentence

他生病以后身体变得很虚弱。Tā shēng bìng yǐ hòu shēn tǐ biàn de hěn xū ruò.After getting sick, he became very weak.

he生病shēng bìngto fall ill以后yǐ hòuafter身体shēn tǐthe body变得biàn deto becomehěnvery虚弱xū ruòweak