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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 以柔克刚

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
以柔克刚 yǐ róu kè gāng - to use softness to conquer strength (idiom)

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 55,957 70,284 46,388

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
- to use
- by means of
- according to
- in order to
- because of
- at (a certain date or place)
- old variant of 以[yi3]
- old variant of 以[yi3]
róu- soft
- flexible
- supple
- yielding
- rho (Greek letter Ρρ)
- abbr. for 克羅地亞|克罗地亚[Ke4 luo2 di4 ya4], Croatia
- (Tw) abbr. for 克羅埃西亞|克罗埃西亚[Ke4 luo2 ai1 xi1 ya4], Croatia
- to be able to
- to subdue
- to restrain
- to overcome
- gram
- Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares
- Ke (c. 2000 BC), seventh of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- variant of 克[ke4]
- to subdue
- to overthrow
- to restrain
- variant of 剋|克[ke4]
gāng- hard
- firm
- strong
- just
- barely
- exactly

Other Words Containing 以柔克刚

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
以柔克刚 - - 55,957 70,284 46,388