自然 zìrán▶ natural

Stroke order

自然 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

• 自 — 6 strokes
• 然 — 12 strokes

Senses

1. nature
2. natural
3. naturally

Related words

• 仍然todavía
• 既然aunque
• 来自Venir de, proceder de
• 然而sin embargo
• 自信autoconfianza
• 竟然Inesperadamente

自然 is pronounced zìrán and means “natural”. It is part of the HSK 4 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 自然 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.