- 温柔 wēnróu gentle and softgentle and soft; tender; sweet; refers to a person's temperament or manner, often used to describe women
- 柔软 róuruǎn softsoft; lithe; not hard or stiff
- 柔和 róuhé gentlemild, soft, or gentle in light, sound, or personality
- 轻柔 qīngróu gentlesoft, mellow, or graceful, as in sounds, music, or dance movements
- 柔情 róuqíng tender feelingstender feelings; gentle sentiments; tenderness
- 柔弱 róuruò weakweak and delicate; physically frail
- 柔美 róuměi gentle and beautifulsoft, gentle, and beautiful; usually used to describe a melody, voice, lighting, or appearance
- 柔道 róudào judoa hand-to-hand martial art originating in Japan that emphasizes using an opponent's force against them; it has been an Olympic sport since 1964
- 柔性 róuxìng flexibilityThe property of being soft and easily deformed; pliancy; softness
- 怀柔 huáiróu conciliatoryappeasing or conciliate; using gentle means to win over others
- 柔顺 róushùn gentle and agreeablegentle and yielding in character or personality; mild and compliant
- 优柔寡断 yōuróuguǎduàn indecisiveindecisive; irresolute; hesitant when needing to make a decision
- 柔滑 róuhuá soft and smoothsoft, smooth, and silky; having a texture that is both yielding and slippery
- 柔嫩 róunèn tendertender; delicate; soft and fine in texture
- 柔韧 róurèn flexiblepliable and tough; supple and strong
- 阴柔 yīnróu gentle and reservedgentle, quiet, and introverted in temperament; feminine in nature. Opposite of [[阳刚|陽剛|yang2 gang1]]
- 柔韧性 róurènxìng flexibilitythe quality of being supple or flexible
- 柔媚 róumèi gentle and lovelygentle and lovely; charming; amiable; soft and beautiful
- 柔情似水 róuqíngsìshuǐ tender and soft as watertender and soft as water; to be deeply attached to someone with gentle affection
- 柔润 róurùn soft and smoothtender, soft, and moist
- 怀柔区 huáiróuqū Huairou districtHuairou, a suburban district of Beijing
- 刚柔相济 gāngróuxiāngjì to temper force with mercyto combine firmness and flexibility; to balance toughness with gentleness in one's actions or treatment of others
- 娇柔 jiāoróu charming and gentlecharming and gentle; describes a woman with a delicate and graceful appearance or manner
- 以柔克刚 yǐróukègāng to use softness to overcome hardnessto use gentle or flexible means to overcome a powerful or rigid force; to defeat strength through softness
- 柔情蜜意 róuqíngmìyì tender lovetender feelings and honeyed affection; deeply in love and showing extreme tenderness
- 外柔内刚 wàiróunèigāng outwardly yielding but inwardly firmDescribing someone who appears soft or gentle on the outside but possesses great inner strength and resolve; outwardly mild but inwardly stubborn
- 柔肠 róucháng tender hearta soft and gentle heart; refers to deep and lingering feelings of love or tenderness
- 柔术 róushù jujutsuA Japanese martial art emphasizing soft or yielding techniques to overcome an opponent; also includes modern variants like Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
- 柔荑 róutí tender sprout(literary) the tender, white sprout of a plant, such as cogon grass
- 纤柔 xiānróu soft and delicatethin and soft; slender and delicate
- 柔若无骨 róuruòwúgǔ soft as soapto be extremely soft, like a body with no bones to support it
- 柔软性 róuruǎnxìng flexibilitythe quality of being soft or pliable; flexibility; limpness; ductility
- 柔婉 róuwǎn gentle and undulatingsoft and mild, often describing music or voices
- 绕指柔 ràozhǐróu very pliableA very soft or pliable temperament; used to describe a person who was once tough or rigid but has become gentle and submissive.
- 温柔敦厚 wēnróudūnhòu gentle and magnanimous(idiom) mild, kind, and sincere; originally used to describe the ideal character produced by a classical education in poetry
- 柔软剂 róuruǎnjì fabric softenerA laundry additive used to make clothing fibers feel fluffy and soft
- 怀柔县 huáiróuxiàn Huairou countyThe former Huairou county, now known as the Huairou rural district of Beijing
- 柔细 róuxì soft and slendersoft and thin or delicate, such as willow branches
- 外刚内柔 wàigāngnèiróu tough outside soft insideappearing tough or strong on the outside while being soft or vulnerable on the inside
- 柔肠寸断 róuchángcùnduàn brokenheartedLiterally meaning "to feel as if one's soft intestines have been cut into pieces"; used to describe extreme grief or being overwhelmed by sorrow.
- 柔度 róudù flexibility; compliancethe quality of being flexible or yielding to force; (physics/engineering) the reciprocal of stiffness or the spring constant
- 柔肠百转 róuchángbǎizhuǎn in deep sorrowDescribes a state of being overwhelmed by complex, lingering emotions that are impossible to resolve; weighed down by deep feelings or sorrow.
- 内柔外刚 nèiróuwàigāng soft inside and hard outsideHaving a gentle or weak inner nature while maintaining a tough or strong appearance.
- 柔曼 róumàn supple and smoothdelicate and moist, typically describing skin, texture, or physical appearance
- 柔静 róujìng gentle and quietgentle, soft, and quiet in disposition
- 柔肠百结 róuchángbǎijié heartbrokenoverwhelmed with deep sorrow or anxiety; literally describing the heart and intestines as being tied in a hundred knots due to grief
- 柔软体操 róuruǎntǐcāo calisthenicsGymnastic exercises involving the movement of various joints to increase the body's flexibility and range of motion.
- 柔能克刚 róunéngkègāng the soft can overcome the hardThe soft can subdue the hard; gentleness can overcome force.
- 以柔制刚 yǐróuzhìgāng to overcome hardness with softnessto use gentle or soft methods to conquer a hard or strong opponent; to win through flexibility or mildness
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- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH