rán

common
adjective
pronoun
conjunction
suffix
noun

Meaning of

然 means correct; right; yes; so; such; like this. Pronounced rán.

  • correct; right; yes
  • so; such; like this
  • however; but; yet

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

shuō
de
huà
hěn
yǒu
dào
 
wéi
rán
 

What you said makes sense, but I don't agree with it.

Lǎo
shī
diǎn
tóu
shuō
 
 
rán
 
 

The teacher nodded and said: "Quite right."

jiā
dōu
jué
de
zhè
fāng
àn
rán
 
zhì
tōng
guò
le
 

Everyone agreed this plan was good, so it passed unanimously.

shuō
de
wèi
jìn
rán
 
yào
chá
zhèng
 

What he said is not entirely correct; you should verify it carefully.

Tīng
dào
zhè
hǎo
xiāo
 
jiā
dōu
jiāo
kǒu
chēng
rán
 

Hearing the good news, everyone praised it unanimously.