柔

róu
#1,571 most
frequent character
soft, flexible, supple, yielding

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

柔 pairs 木, a tree, with 矛 máo as the sound part. It first meant soft and yielding, like a tree that bends or can be straightened. Later it grew to soft or flexible, then yielding or gentle.

柔 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
揉
sound4 characters
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picture1 character
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Homophones

HSK 6
揉róu
to knead, to massage, to rub

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