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  jyun5   jyutping
  ruan3   pinyin
[1] soft; flexible; pliable; tender; plastic; supple [2] weak; feeble; effeminate; cowardly [3] soft; gentle; mild [4] poor in quality; ability, etc. [5] easily moved or influenced

Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#159)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
軟 / 软

This word has been viewed 11672 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Feb 2015 15:25

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detail  sam1 jyun5   = be softhearted
detail  min4 faa1 jyun5 tong4*2   = marshmallow
detail  jyun5 mou4 bat1   = felt-tip pen
detail  jau4 jyun5  rou2 ruan3 = soft
detail  jyun5 joek6  ruan3 ruo4 = weak
detail  jyun5 gin6*2  ruan3 jian4 = software
detail  gai1 bei2 daa2 jan4 ngaa4 gaau3 jyun5   = to bribe someone with a small gift
detail  mei4 jyun5  wei2 ruan3 = Microsoft ®
detail  ji5 gan1 jyun5  er3 gen1 ruan3 = suggestible
detail  ji5 zai2 jyun5  er3 zai3 ruan3 = suggestible
detail  jyun5 faa3  ruan3 hua4 = soften
detail  jyun5 tai2  ruan3 ti3 = software
detail  jyun5 pun4   = floppy disk
detail  goek3 jyun5   = can hardly stand up or walk
detail  syun1 jyun5   = (of limbs) limp
detail  sau2 jyun5   = (lit.) lack muscular strength, (fig.) lack courage to do something cruel
detail  jyun5 suk6   = soft, supple (of object texture); weak kneed, having no backbone (of people)
detail  sik6 jyun5 faan6  shi2 ruan3 fan4 = a ponce; a man who is supported by a woman (lit., "eat soft rice")
detail  jyun5 laai3*4 laai3*4   = to describe one's body getting "soft" (i.e., tired, unwell)
detail  coi4 mou6 jyun5 gin6*2  cai2 wu4 ruan3 jian4 = financial software; accounting software
detail  din6 nou5 jyun5 gin6*2  dian4 nao3 ruan3 jian4 = computer software
detail  jyun5 gwat1  ruan3 gu3 = cartilage
detail  jyun5 gwat1 beng6  ruan3 gu3 bing4 = rickets
detail  jyun5 tai2 dung6 mat6  ruan3 ti3 dong4 wu4 = mollusk; mollusks
detail  jyun5 ngok6 jam1   = [ling.] velar (made with the back of the tongue and the soft palate)
detail  jyun5 sing3 duk6 ban2  ruan3 xing4 du2 pin3 = [n] "soft" drugs (such as MDMA)
detail  jyun5 syut3 gou1   = [n] soft ice cream
detail  jyun5 seoi2   = [n] soft water
detail  jyun5 pei4*2   = [n] soft leather, soft skin
detail  jyun5 pei4 se4   = a slow and cunning person; an apathetic person unwilling to get sth done (lit., "soft skinned snake")
detail  jyun5 tong4*2   = [n] toffee; toffy
detail  gung6 hoeng2 jyun5 gin6*2  gong4 xiang3 ruan3 jian4 = shareware; try-before-you-buy software (common formation)
detail  jyun5 joek6 mou4 nang4  ruan3 ruo4 wu2 neng2 = weak and incompetent (common formation)
detail  faat3 jyun5 tai4   = to go weak at the knees
detail  lau4 laam5 jyun5 gin6*2  liu2 lan3 ruan3 jian4 = a web browser (common formation)
detail  jyun5 gin6*2 hoi1 faat3  ruan3 jian4 kai1 fa1 = software development (common formation)
detail  jyun5 faan6  ruan3 fan4 = indicates a man who depends on his woman for monetary support (lit., "soft rice")
detail  jyun5 faan6 wong4  ruan3 fan4 wang2 = a man who lives off a woman (lit., "soft rice king")
detail  jyun5 goek3 haai5   = describes a man who is physically weak
detail  jyun5 gam3  ruan3 jin4 = put (or place) sb. under house arrest
detail  gaan3 dip6 jyun5 tai2   = spyware (common formation)
detail  gaan3 dip6 jyun5 gin6*2   = spyware (common formation)
detail  fong4 gaan3 dip6 jyun5 tai2   = anti-spyware software (common formation)
detail  faan2 gaan3 dip6 jyun5 tai2   = anti-spyware software
detail  faan2 gaan3 dip6 jyun5 gin6*2   = anti-spyware software
detail  wui4 jyun5  hui2 ruan3 = ease back
detail  jyun5 nam4 nam4   = soft and pliable
detail  jyun5 gwat1 zing3  ruan3 gu3 zheng4 = osteomalacia (soft bone syndrome); conspiring with subordinates after accepting bribes
detail  jyun5 mou6*2  ruan3 mao4 = a beret; a bonnet (lit., "soft hat")
detail  jyun5 sik1 fei1 teng5   = a blimp airship
detail  teoi2 jyun5  tui3 ruan3 = to buckle (lit., "legs go soft")
detail  jyun5 jam4 jam4   = soft
detail  jyun5 daat3 daat3   = soft; feeble and weak
detail  jyun5 caau1 bun2  ruan3 chao1 ben3 = soft copy (common formation)
detail  jyun5 cek3  ruan3 chi3 = tape measure
detail  zyu1 jyun5 gwat1   = pork cartilage
detail  saat3 duk6 jyun5 gin6*2  sha1 du2 ruan3 jian4 = antivirus software
detail  fong4 duk6 jyun5 gin6*2  fang2 du2 ruan3 jian4 = antivirus software
detail  jyun5 ngaang6 gim1 si1  ruan3 ying4 jian1 shi1 = hard and soft tactics
detail  jing3 jung6 jyun5 gin6*2  ying4 yong4 ruan3 jian4 = application software
detail  sou3 geoi3 fu3 jyun5 gin6*2  shu4 ju4 ku4 ruan3 jian4 = database software
detail  bun2 tou2 faa3 jyun5 gin6*2  ben3 tu3 hua4 ruan3 jian4 = software localization
detail  haak3 wu6 gei1 jyun5 gin6*2  ke4 hu4 ji1 ruan3 jian4 = client software
detail  min5 fai3 jyun5 gin6*2  mian3 fei4 ruan3 jian4 = freeware
detail  gung6 hoeng2 jyun5 tai2  gong4 xiang3 ruan3 ti3 = shareware
detail  jing3 jung6 jyun5 tai2  ying4 yong4 ruan3 ti3 = application software
detail  jyun5 gin6*2 kei5 jip6  ruan3 jian4 qi3 ye4 = software company
detail  jyun5 gin6*2 si5 coeng4  ruan3 jian4 shi4 chang3 = software market
detail  jyun5 gin6*2 gei6 seot6  ruan3 jian4 ji4 shu4 = software technology
detail  jyun5 gin6*2 hai6 tung2  ruan3 jian4 xi4 tong3 = software system
detail  jyun5 gin6*2 hoi1 faat3 jan4 jyun4  ruan3 jian4 kai1 fa1 ren2 yuan2 = software developer
detail  kei5 jip6 gun2 lei5 jyun5 gin6*2   = software for enterprise resource planning (ERP)
detail  haak3 wu6 gwaan1 hai6 gun2 lei5 jyun5 tai2   = customer-relationship-management (CRM) software
detail  jyun5 gin6*2 ping4 toi4  ruan3 jian4 ping2 tai2 = software platform (common formation)
detail  hon3 zi6 cyu2 lei5 jyun5 gin6*2  han4 zi4 chu3 li3 ruan3 jian4 = Chinese character processing software (common formation)
detail 使  jyun5 gin6*2 si2 jung6 heoi2 ho2 zing3  ruan3 jian4 shi3 yong4 xu3 ke3 zheng4 = software license (common formation)
detail  hoi1 jyun4 jyun5 gin6*2   = open source software (OSS) (also just 開源)
detail  sam1 gei1 jyun5 faa3  xin1 ji1 ruan3 hua4 = cardiomalacia (common formation)
detail  nou5 mok6*2 jyun5 faa3  nao3 mo2 ruan3 hua4 = meningomalacia (common formation)
detail  hau2 hong1 jyun5 faa3  kou3 qiang1 ruan3 hua4 = stomatomalacia (common formation)
detail  gung2 mok6*2 jyun5 faa3  gong3 mo2 ruan3 hua4 = scleromalacia (common formation)
detail  zing1 zong6 tai2 jyun5 faa3  jing1 zhuang4 ti1 ruan3 hua4 = phacomalacia (common formation)
detail  gwat1 jyun5 faa3 beng6  gu3 ruan3 hua4 bing4 = osteomalacia
detail  gok3 mok6*2 jyun5 faa3 zing3  jiao3 ​mo2 ruan3​ hua4 ​zheng4​ = keratomalacia (common formation)
detail  jyun5 zoek6 luk6  ruan3 zhuo2 lu4 = soft landing
detail  mei4 jyun5 gung1 si1  wei2 ruan3 gong1 si1 = Microsoft corporation
detail  jyun5 tai2 ceot1 baan2 hip3 wui6*2  ruan3 ti3 chu1 ban3 xie2 hui4 = Software Publishers Association
detail  zi6 jau4 jyun5 gin6*2 gei1 gam1 wui6*2  zi4 you2 ruan3 jian4 ji1 jin1 hui4 = Free Software Foundation (FSF)
detail  jyun5 ngaang6 tin1 si1  ruan3 ying4 tian1 shi1 = Softhard (musical group)

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