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Keyword
soft
  • herb
  • mint
  • pliable
Frequency
#6051
Strokes
9
Readings
rěn
Mnemonic
艹 (herb) gives the meaning and 任 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
荏苒rěnrǎn
(literary) (of time) to slip away
光阴荏苒guāngyīnrěnrǎn
(idiom) How time flies!
荏rěn
beefsteak plant (Perilla frutescens); soft; weak
色厉内荏sèlìnèirěn
lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom); appearing fierce while cowardly at heart; a sheep in wolf's clothing