弱 (joek6 | ruo4) : weak; fragile; delicate

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弱

joek6

ruo4

[1] weak; fragile; feeble; tender; delicate; infirm [2] inferior [3] young [4] a little less than

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 弓 (#57)

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

弱

This word has been viewed 11244 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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疲弱 pei4 joek6 pi2 ruo4 = tired; exhausted

脆弱 ceoi3 joek6 cui4 ruo4 = fragile; weak

弱者 joek6 ze2 ruo4 zhe3 = the weaker of two parties

瘦弱 sau3 joek6 shou4 ruo4 = thin and feeble

衰弱 seoi1 joek6 shuai1 ruo4 = weak; feeble

薄弱 bok6 joek6 bo2 ruo4 = weak; frail

弱點 joek6 dim2 ruo4 dian3 = weak point

軟弱 jyun5 joek6 ruan3 ruo4 = weak

削弱 soek3 joek6 xue4 ruo4 = to weaken

虛弱 heoi1 joek6 xu1 ruo4 = in poor health; weak

減弱 gaam2 joek6 jian3 ruo4 = to weaken

微弱 mei4 joek6 wei1 ruo4 = weak; faint; feeble

嬌弱 giu1 joek6 jiao1 ruo4 = delicate

薄弱的 bok6 joek6 dik1 bo2 ruo4 de5 = [adj] gossamer 國

弱智人士 joek6 zi3 jan4 si6 ruo4 zhi4 ren2 shi4 = a mentally retarded or mentally handicapped person

弱智 joek6 zi3 ruo4 zhi4 = [adj] weak-minded, mentally deficient, retarded

孱弱 saan4 joek6 = frail; weak; feeble

示弱 si6 joek6 = a sign of weakness, showing weakness

色弱 sik1 joek6 = color/colour weakness, color/colour blindness

懦弱 no6 joek6 nuo4 ruo4 = [adj] cowardly; weak

弱化 joek6 faa3 ruo4 hua4 = weaken; make weaker

弱鹼 joek6 gaan2 ruo4 jian3 = [chem] weak base

弱脈 joek6 mak6 ruo4 mai4 = weak pulse

弱小 joek6 siu2 ruo4 xiao3 = small and weak

弱酸 joek6 syun1 ruo4 suan1 = [chem] weak acid

不甘示弱 bat1 gam1 si6 joek6 bu4 gan1 shi4 ruo4 = unwilling to concede 國

軟弱無能 jyun5 joek6 mou4 nang4 ruan3 ruo4 wu2 neng2 = weak and incompetent (common formation)

弱肉強食 joek6 juk6 koeng4 sik6 = survival of fittest

虧弱 kwai1 joek6 = weak; in poor health

柔弱 jau4 joek6 = weak; frail; delicate

弱質纖纖 joek6 zat1 cim1 cim1 = a physically weak girl

弱不禁風 joek6 bat1 kam1 fung1 ruo4 bu4 jin1 feng1 = a physically weak person

強將手下無弱兵 koeng4 zoeng3 sau2 haa6 mou4 joek6 bing1 qiang2 jiang4 shou3 xia4 wu2 ruo4 bing1 = there are no poor soldiers under a good general

體弱多病 tai2 joek6 do1 bing6 ti3 ruo4 duo1 bing4 = a weak body prone to sickness

鋤強扶弱 co4 koeng4 fu4 joek6 chu2 qiang2 fu2 ruo4 = to suppress the strong and aid the weak

勢孤力弱 sai3 gu1 lik6 joek6 shi4 gu1 li4 ruo4 = not have enough manpower and weak

恃強凌弱 ci5 koeng4 ling4 joek6 shi4 qiang2 ling2 ruo4 = play the bully

神經衰弱 san4 ging1 seoi1 joek6 = neurasthenia

弱勢社群 joek6 sai3 se5 kwan4 ruo4 shi4 she4 qun2 = disadvantaged groups

荏弱 jam5 joek6 ren3 ruo4 = feeble; weak; delicate

羸弱 leoi4 joek6 lei2 ruo4 = frail; thin and feeble

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Unicode code for this character: U+5F31 (off-site link)

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