Chinese words starting with “ran”
6 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable ran. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 2 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial r · final an · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 2nd tone 5
- 3rd tone 1
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 然后rán hòuHSK 2
then; after that; afterwards
- 然而rán érHSK 4
however; yet; but
All 6 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 染 | rǎn | v,vn | to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting | |
| 2 | 燃烧 | rán shāo | v,vn | to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming | |
| 3 | 燃料 | rán liào | n | fuel | |
| 4 | 燃油 | rán yóu | n | fuel oil | |
| 5 | 燃气 | rán qì | n | fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc) | |
| 6 | 燃放 | rán fàng | v | to light; to set off (firecrackers etc) |
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