Word: 然 - However
Pronounced: ㄖㄢˊ || Rán
Building Blocks:
There are three characters used in 然.
(1) 月 - P: ㄩㄝˋ || Yuè - Moon/Month - this character is on the left. It is a little distorted.
(2) 犬 - P: ㄑㄩㄢˇ || Quǎn - Canine, dog
(3) 灬 - P: ㄅㄧㄠ || Biāo - This is the radical for fire 火
Constructing the Character:
This is a hard one to build a story for but something like: However is a distorted month 月 next to a canine 犬 on fire 灬. Not sure if that helps or not.
Character Importance:
This character is important and pops up in many different ways. I will try to list a few below without the pronunciation prompts.
(1) 然後 - Then, afterwards
(2) 然而 - However
(3) 當然 - Of course, naturally
(4) 竟然 - Somewhat to one's surprise
(5) 雖然 - Although
(6) 自然 - Natural
(7) 超自然 - Supernatural
(8) 必然 - Inevitable
As you can see, combining with other characters 然 can be used to for critical words that are necessary building blocks for any language.
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