| 然 | 1343C00 92.63 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄖㄢˊ [ran2] | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To promise, pledge: 然諾 [ran2nuo4]↓. (2) To reply: 不然碴兒 make no reply to another person's remarks. (3) U.f. 燃) (*[ran3]) to light (a fire, a lamp, a cigar, cigaret), burn. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Right, correct: 雍之言然 Yung's words are right; 誠然 perfectly right; 甚然 quite correct. (2) Like, similar to: 無若宋人然 don't you be like the people of Suhng. | |||||
| Particle. | (1) Yes: 然，有是言也 yes, it has been so said. (2) Serving as an affix or suffix to form adjj. and advv.: 天然 natural(ly); 自然 ditto, of course; 必然 certain(ly), sure(ly); 忽然 abrupt(ly), sudden(ly); 當然 (as a matter) of course;  然 already, such being the case;已然 ditto; 未然 not yet; 不然 if not, otherwise, no, not at all; 將然 about to; 所以然 why, wherefore; 果然 as a result, consequently, as expected; 淡然 nonchalant(ly), cool(ly), indifferent(ly); 斷然 firm(ly), resolute(ly); 悍然 with an iron hand, irrespective of all opposition, criticism or consequences; 巍巍然 dignified, stately, imposing(ly), majestic(ally); 飄飄然 pleasant(ly), joyful(ly), lighthearted(ly); 貿貿然 abrupt(ly), rough(ly), blunt(ly), unceremonious(ly); 惠然 kink(ly), gracious(ly); 斐然成章 well cultivated in the arts and manners; 其然，豈其然乎 could it really be so? (3) Helping to form conjj.: 然則 [ran2ze2]↓; 然而 [ran2er2]↓; 然後 [ran2hou4]↓; 雖然 though; 固然 even though; 縱然 even if. (4) Final particle: (＝焉) 召而問然 summon s.o. and ask him. | |||||
| Words | 1. 然頃 [ran2qing3], adv., in a short time, shortly, soon. 2. 然而 [ran2er2], conj., but, however, nevertheless. 3. 然否 [ran2fou3], phr., yes or no? is it or isn't it so? 4. 然後 [ran2hou4], adv., then, thereafter, afterwards, subsequently, following that. 5. 然納 [ran2na4], v.t., endorse (views, suggestions, recommendations) and act accordingly. 6. 然諾 [ran2nuo4], v.i. & n., (make) a promise, (pledge) one's word of honor. 7. 然信 [ran2xin4], v.i., mutually agree on a common course of action, pledge to keep a promise. 8. 然贊 [ran2zan4], v.t., endorse, approve. 9. 然則 [ran2ze2] ([ran2ze0]), conj., but, but then. 10. 然也 [ran2ye3], adv., certainly, surely, definitely, without doubt. 11. 然疑 [ran2yi2], phr., half believing half doubting. | |||||