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 9650 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
See all 40 compounds (CantoDict reports 41 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 弱
Unicode code for this character: U+5F31 (off-site link)

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