然 rán

certainly; naturally; suddenly

HSK 2 12 strokes Radical 灬 Sound + meaning 41 words

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肰soundrándog meat 灬meaninghuǒfire

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灬 hints at the meaning (fire), and 肰 rán hints at the sound.

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HSK 2 · 4

然后

ránhòu

then; after that; afterwards

虽然

suīrán

although; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)

忽然

hūrán

suddenly; all of a sudden

大自然

dàzìrán

nature (the natural world)

HSK 3 · 7

当然

dāngrán

only natural; as it should be; certainly

突然

tūrán

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

自然

zìrán

nature; natural; naturally

仍然

réngrán

still; as before; yet

显然

xiǎnrán

clearly; evidently; obviously

果然

guǒrán

really; sure enough; as expected

必然

bìrán

inevitable; certain; necessity

HSK 4 · 5

竟然

jìngrán

unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything

既然

jìrán

since; as; this being the case

然而

ránér

however; yet; but

依然

yīrán

still; as before

不然

bùrán

not so; no; or else

HSK 5 · 3

居然

jūrán

unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to

偶然

ǒurán

incidentally; occasional; occasionally

天然气

tiānránqì

natural gas

HSK 6 · 2

天然

tiānrán

natural

要不然

yàobùrán

otherwise; or else; or

HSK 7–9 · 20

理所当然

lǐsuǒdāngrán

as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course

截然不同

jiéránbùtóng

entirely different; different as black and white

公然

gōngrán

openly; publicly; undisguised

坦然

tǎnrán

calm; undisturbed

自然而然

zìránérrán

involuntary; automatically

顺其自然

shùnqízìrán

to let nature take its course (idiom)

茫然

mángrán

blankly; vacantly; at a loss

自然界

zìránjiè

nature; the natural world

固然

gùrán

admittedly (it's true that...)

一目了然

yīmùliǎorán

obvious at a glance (idiom)