竟然 jìngrán Unexpectedly

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Stroke order

竟然 is written in 23 strokes across 2 characters.

竟然 — the Chinese character for Unexpectedly (jìngrán), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 竟然 — Unexpectedly

竟 — 11 strokes
然 — 12 strokes

Senses

unexpectedly
to one's surprise
in spite of everything
in that crazy way
actually
to go as far as to

Characters in 竟然

竟 jìng — unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to
然 rán — correct; right; so

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

他竟然忘了我的名字。Tā jìngrán wàng le wǒ de míngzi.He unexpectedly forgot my name.
这么难的题他竟然做对了。Zhème nán de tí tā jìngrán zuò duì le.He unexpectedly got such a hard question right.

Related words

竟然 is pronounced jìngrán and means “Unexpectedly”.

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