弱

ruò

weak; fragile, delicate

How to write 弱, stroke by stroke

weak; feeble; young; inferior; not as good as; (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than

Ideographic: Two shoots 弓 dying to frost 冫

Made of 弓 + 冫

脆弱cuì ruòweak; frail
弱点ruò diǎnweak point; failing
软弱ruǎn ruòweak; feeble; flabby
虚弱xū ruòweak; in poor health
懦弱nuò ruòcowardly; weak
弱智ruò zhìweak-minded; mentally deficient; retarded
微弱wēi ruòweak; faint; feeble
削弱xuē ruòto weaken; to impair; to cripple
弱小ruò xiǎosmall and weak; puny; the small and weak; children; women and children
减弱jiǎn ruòto weaken; to diminish
薄弱bó ruòweak; frail
柔弱róu ruòweak; delicate

战士知道自己的力量和弱点。
zhàn shì zhī dào zì jǐ de lì liàng hé ruò diǎn 。
The warrior is conscious of both his strength and his weakness.
软弱的医生使伤口发臭。
ruǎn ruò de yī shēng shǐ shāng kǒu fā chòu 。
Soft healers make stinking wounds.
我们还是脆弱不堪。
wǒ men hái shì cuì ruò bù kān 。
We're still vulnerable.
疾病使他一天比一天虚弱。
jí bìng shǐ tā yì tiān bǐ yì tiān xū ruò 。
His illness weakened him day by day.
法案以10票微弱多数通过。
fǎ àn yǐ 1 0 piào wēi ruò duō shù tōng guò 。
The bill passed by a small majority of 10 votes.