弱 ruò▶ อ่อนแอ

Stroke order

弱 is written in 10 strokes.

• 弱

Senses

1. weak; feeble
2. young
3. inferior; not as good as
4. (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less than

Related words

• 削弱ทำให้อ่อนแอ; ทำให้พิการ
• 弱点ความอ่อนแอ
• 脆弱เปราะบาง, แตกง่าย
• 薄弱อ่อนแอ

弱 is pronounced ruò and means “อ่อนแอ”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 弱 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.