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柔顺 (róu shùn) — gentle, docile, compliant; (of hair) soft and manageable

Definition

柔顺 is a literary/formal adjective for 'gentle, docile, compliant' — usually describing personality or behavior toward authority, not appearance. For soft hair specifically, pair it with 顺滑.

adjective
gentledocilecompliant(of hair) soft and manageable

Examples

  • 柔顺，。
    Tā xìng gé róu shùn, cóng bù hé rén chǎo jià.
    She has a gentle personality and never argues with anyone.
  • 柔顺。
    Zhè kuǎn xǐ fà shuǐ néng ràng tóu fa biàn de róu shùn shùn huá.
    This shampoo can make hair soft and smooth.
  • 柔顺，。
    Tā duì shàng jí fēi cháng róu shùn, cóng bù tí chū yì yì.
    He is very compliant with his superiors and never raises objections.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

柔róusoft
顺shùnyielding

柔 means soft and 顺 means yielding, together describing gentle compliance.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 順; 顺 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
川
川chuān順shùn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 順 pairs 川 (river), which gives the sound, with 頁 (head); the picture is a head in a river, following the current. The simplified 顺 is a shorthand.

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