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{{also|软|輭}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=159|rad=車|as=04|sn=11|four=57082|canj=JJNO|ids=⿰車欠}}

====Derived characters====
* {{charlist|sc=Hani|𫣑㜛𢕢𣼴𤡋𥊡𨅄𨉻𬝵簐𫺸}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=1240.260|dkj=38213|dj=1716.210|hdz=53518.150|uh=8EDF|ud=36575|bh=B36E|bd=45934}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|s=软|alt=輭,耎}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{Han compound|ls=psc|車|耎|c1=s|c2=p}}. {{lang|zh|耎}} turned into {{lang|zh|欠}} over time due to a popular variant.

The meaning of the radical of the chariot is not fully clear. It could be linked to the synoym [[柔]], which indicates the wood soft enough to be cut, or it could indicate the concept of being tired and weak after dragging a heavy chariot, hence "soft"; the right component could add part of the meaning, since it originally depicts a man under the rain, hence getting soaked (perhaps while dragging a heavy chariot). Today's component 欠 depicts a man kneeling with an open mouth, perhaps while breathing due to exhaustion.

===Etymology===
Probably cognate with {{och-l|柔|soft}}, see there for more (STEDT).

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=ruǎn
|m-s=
|c=jyun5
|c-t=ngun1
|g=
|h=pfs=ngiôn;gd=ngion1
|j=
|mb=nṳ̌ing
|md=niōng
|mn=loán/qz,tw,xm,jj,ph,sg:nńg/zz,yl:núi
|mn_note=loán - literary; nńg/núi - vernacular (“soft; weak; easily moved; relaxed”)
|mn-t=neng2
|w=sh:6gnioe
|x=
|mc=y
|oc=y
|ma=Zh-ruǎn.ogg
|ma2=Zh-ruǎn-alt.ogg
|ma3=Zh-ruan3.oga
|cat=a
}}

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[soft]]; [[flexible]]; [[pliable]]
#: {{zh-x|貓 的 毛 摸 上去 很 軟.|A cat's fur is '''soft''' to the touch.}}
#: {{zh-x|泥 很 軟，我們 的 腳 都 陷 進去 了。|The mud was '''soft''' and our feet sank in.}}
# [[soft]]; [[gentle]]; [[mild]]; [[relaxed]]
#: {{zh-x|他 的 態度 軟 了 下來。|His attitude has '''softened'''.}}
#: {{zh-x|他 的 聲音 很 軟。|His voice is very '''gentle'''.}}
# [[weak]]; [[feeble]]
#: {{zh-x|她 的 兩 腿 發 軟。|Her legs felt '''weak'''.}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|Hokkien}} [[easily]] [[moved]] and [[swayed]]; [[empathic]]; [[unable]] to [[uphold]] the [[initial]] [[opinion]]

====Antonyms====
* {{as|soft}} {{zh-l|硬}}

===Compounds===
{{col3|zh|公益軟體|心軟|共享軟體|怕硬欺軟|心活面軟|力軟筋麻|兩腿發軟|卡片軟體|套裝軟體|心慈面軟|小軟兒|圖控軟體|免費軟體|應用軟體|服軟|手軟|打軟腿兒|柔軟|溫香軟玉|會厭軟骨|會咽軟骨|玉軟香溫|渾身發軟|甲狀軟骨|柔軟體操|甜言軟語|手麻腳軟|痠軟|欺軟怕硬|環狀軟骨|玉軟花柔|發軟|癱軟|疲軟|軟調脾|軟腳蟹|酸軟|罷軟|軟罐頭|軟腳病|軟化|軟毫|軟腳蝦|軟性|綿軟|系統軟體|軟語溫存|軟流圈|軟協|軟語|軟鋼|軟心腸|軟刀子|臉軟|電腦軟體|耳朵軟|踩軟索|軟技術|軟木|軟顎|頂門腰軟|軟繩|軟床|酥軟|軟兀剌|耳根軟|軟風|軟釘子|軟體動物|軟式|軟席|軟殼雞蛋|鬆軟|軟式棒球|軟面筋|筋疲力軟|香溫玉軟|軟土深掘|軟和|軟口湯|軟玉溫香|電玩軟體|軟梯|軟香溫玉|軟困|軟包裝|軟脂酸|軟底子|軟戰|開低走軟|骨軟筋酥|軟文學|軟性新聞|軟片|軟禁|骨軟筋麻|耳軟心活|軟腳|軟飲料|軟骨魚綱|耳軟|軟碟|軟骨病|軟弱無力|軟綿綿|軟柔柔|軟木畫|軟壁|軟硬兼施|軟人才|軟科學|軟青皮|軟款|軟耳朵|軟體銀行|軟骨頭|軟骨|軟飽|軟雞蛋|軟錳礦|軟轎|軟膿包|軟膏|軟紅|軟糖|軟磨兒|軟硬不吃|軟玉嬌香|軟玉|軟熟|軟活|軟求|軟水|軟枝黃蟬|軟材|軟木塞|軟怯怯|軟弱|軟專家|軟嘴塌舌|軟半|軟不叮噹|細軟|軟善|軟體|軟肥皂|軟件|臉軟心慈}}

===References===
* {{thcwd|7918}}

{{cat|cmn|Elementary Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=c|rs=車04}}

# [[soft]]; [[flexible]]; [[pliable]]
# [[soft]]; [[gentle]]; [[mild]]
# [[weak]]; [[feeble]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=ねん
|kanon=ぜん
|kanyoon=なん
|kun=やわ-らか, やわ-らかい
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ja-r|軟禁|なんきん}}: [[house arrest]]
{{der-bottom}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|hangeul=연|eumhun=|rv=yeon|mr=yŏn|y=yen}}

# {{rfdef|ko|sort=車04}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=nhuyễn, nhiễn, nhũn, nhung|rs=車04}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=車04}}