然

rán

correct

right; so; thus; like this; -ly

meat/sound (肰) + fire (灬) = so, thus

肰 gives the sound rán; the fire beneath (灬) recalls the original meaning — burning flesh — which was borrowed purely for its sound to mean 'thus, so, like this.'

肰+灬→然
灬FireSemantic
肰Dog meatPhonetic

他说的话固然有道理,但我还是有些疑问。

tā shuō de huà gù rán yǒu dào lǐ , dàn wǒ hái shì yǒu xiē yí wèn 。

what he said is admittedly reasonable, but i still have some doubts.

事情既然已经这样了,我们就接受现实吧。

shì qíng jì rán yǐ jīng zhè yàng le , wǒ men jiù jiē shòu xiàn shí ba 。

since things are already like this, let us just accept reality.

Words with 然

黯然失色

àn rán shī sè

to lose one's splendor

孟浩然

mèng hào rán

Meng Haoran (689-740), Tang Dynasty Poet

悠然

yōu rán

unhurried

了然

liǎo rán

to understand clearly

飘然

piāo rán

to float in the air

自然而然

zì rán ér rán

involuntary

蓦然

mò rán

suddenly

毅然决然

yì rán jué rán

without hesitation

恍然大悟

huǎng rán dà wù

(idiom) to suddenly realize; to suddenly see the light

迥然不同

jiǒng rán bù tóng

widely different

自然保护区

zì rán bǎo hù qū

nature reserve

坦然

tǎn rán

calm