软

ruǎn

variant of 軟|软[ruan3]

cart (车) + phonetic (欠) = soft, flexible

A cart that lacks rigidity can flex and give under load — that yielding quality is softness. 欠 lends the sound ruǎn rather than a meaning here.

车+欠→软
欠To yawnPhonetic
车CartSemantic

这个枕头很软,睡起来很舒服。

zhè ge zhěn tou hěn ruǎn, shuì qǐ lái hěn shū fu.

This pillow is very soft, and sleeping on it is very comfortable.

他的态度变软了,答应帮我们。

tā de tài dù biàn ruǎn le, dā ying bāng wǒ men.

His attitude softened, and he agreed to help us.

Words with 软

软木

ruǎn mù

cork

软体

ruǎn tǐ

(of an animal) soft-bodied

软件开发

ruǎn jiàn kāi fā

software development

服软

fú ruǎn

to admit defeat

柔软

róu ruǎn

soft

软禁

ruǎn jìn

to place under house arrest

软件系统

ruǎn jiàn xì tǒng

software system

软肋

ruǎn lèi

rib cartilage

恶意软件

è yì ruǎn jiàn

malware (computing)

酥软

sū ruǎn

weak (of body or limbs)

酸软

suān ruǎn

aching and weary

开放源码软件

kāi fàng yuán mǎ ruǎn jiàn

open-source software (OSS)

More characters with 车

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