弱 Stroke Order — How to Write 弱

Stroke Order

弱 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 弓, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

弱 Radical and Character Components

Components:弓冫

弱 is an ideographic compound. Two shoots 弓 dying to frost 冫.

Radical: 弓 + 7 more strokes

弱 Pronunciation and Pinyin

ruò

Meanings of 弱 in Chinese

ruò弱

Weak, feeble, delicate; lacking strength, power, or force; opposite of strong. Can describe physical fragility, vulnerability, or a lack of solidity.

她的身体一直很弱不禁风，需要多注意休息和营养。

She has always been very frail and needs to pay more attention to rest and nutrition.

Refers to being young in age, especially used in the idiom 'ruò guàn' (weak crown) to describe a man around twenty years old.

他弱冠之年便已学有所成。

He had already achieved academic success by the age of twenty.

Slightly less than; a bit short of (opposite of 'strong' or 'more than'). Used to indicate a quantity is just under a specific number.

这座图书馆里大约有一百人弱。

There are slightly less than a hundred people in this library.

Inferior to; not as good as; a weakness or weak point.

每个人都有自己的弱点，重要的是如何面对和改进。

Everyone has their own weaknesses; the important thing is how to face and improve them.

To lose (referring to the death of a person or animal); to be missing (due to death).

这批小鸡又弱了一个，真是令人心疼。

Another one of these chicks has died, it's truly heartbreaking.

Common Words and Phrases with 弱

ruò弱bù不jīn禁fēng风

Too weak to stand a gust of wind; extremely delicate.

经过一场大病，她变得弱不禁风，需要很长时间才能恢复体力。

After a serious illness, she became incredibly delicate and frail, needing a long time to regain her strength.

ruò弱bù不shèng胜yī衣

too weak to bear the weight of one's clothing; extremely frail

她大病初愈，整个人显得弱不胜衣，让人看了心疼

Having just recovered from a serious illness, she appeared so delicate and frail that one's heart went out to her.

ruò弱diǎn点

A weak point or vulnerability; an area of deficiency.

他的弱点在于过于善良，常常被人利用

His weakness lies in being overly kind, often taken advantage of by others.

ruò弱guàn冠

In ancient China, the age of 20 for men, when they came of age (marked by a capping ceremony) but were still considered 'young' or 'not yet fully strong'. It now broadly refers to a man around twenty years old.

这位青年弱冠之年便已在学术领域崭露头角，前途不可限量。

This young man, in his early twenties, has already distinguished himself in the academic field, with unlimited prospects ahead.

ruò弱jiǎn碱

weak base, a base that does not fully ionize in water.

我们知道，一些常见的家庭清洁剂中含有弱碱成分，它们能够有效去除油脂。

We know that some common household cleaners contain weak base ingredients, which can effectively remove grease.

ruò弱liǔ柳

A slim and delicate willow.

春风拂过，湖边的弱柳随风轻摆，姿态婀娜。

The spring breeze swept by, and the slender willows by the lake swayed gently with the wind, their posture graceful.

ruò弱mài脉

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, a weak pulse (ruòmài) is a pulse condition characterized by a thin, soft, deep, weak, and smooth quality, typically indicating deficiency of qi and blood.

医生把脉时发现她的脉象呈弱脉，建议她多休息，补充营养。

When the doctor took her pulse, they found it to be a weak pulse, suggesting she get more rest and nutrition.

ruò弱ròu肉qiáng强shí食

The law of the jungle; the weak are prey to the strong; survival of the fittest.

在激烈的市场竞争中，弱肉强食的法则体现得淋漓尽致

In fierce market competition, the principle of survival of the fittest is fully demonstrated.

ruò弱shì视

Amblyopia, a condition of blurred vision where the eye's structure shows no obvious changes, often associated with the toxic effects of certain drugs or chemicals, or nutritional deficiencies.