nhu
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɲu˧˧/
Central
/ɲu˧˥/
Southern
/ɲu˧˧/
Listen
soft
Adjective
soft
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
soft
This adjective describes something that has a soft texture or a gentle quality.
vi Người lãnh đạo cần biết cương nhu đúng lúc.
en A leader needs to know when to be firm and when to be yielding.
Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 柔 / 柔
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Parts
Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 柔 / 柔
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 柔
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
柔
Candidates by syllable
nhu
柔
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
nhu cầu / nhu nhược / nhu yếu / nhu động …
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Similar
nhu cầu / nhu nhược / nhu yếu / nhu động …
Use
nhu yếu phẩm / nhu liệu / cương nhu / nhu đạo …
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Use
nhu yếu phẩm / nhu liệu / cương nhu / nhu đạo …