然

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correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

灬 meaning “fire” + 肰 sound ( rán )

Components 肰灬

sort of thing · Heisig RSH #247

flesh + chihuahua + cooking fire

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
不自然	bù zì rán	unnatural; artificial
大自然	dà zì rán	nature (the natural world)
自然人	zì rán rén	natural person (law); see also 法人[fa3 ren2]
天然气	tiān rán qì	natural gas
自然法	zì rán fǎ	natural law
自然科学基金会	zì rán kē xué jī jīn huì	natural science fund
不然	bù rán	not so; no; or else; otherwise; if not; How about ...?
自然数	zì rán shù	natural number
自然主义	zì rán zhǔ yì	naturalism (philosophy)
自然科学	zì rán kē xué	natural sciences
自然风光	zì rán fēng guāng	nature and scenery
自然发音	zì rán fā yīn	phonics (Tw)
天然	tiān rán	natural
自然	zì rán	nature; natural; naturally
安然	ān rán	calmly; without qualms; free from worry; safe and sound
自然语言	zì rán yǔ yán	natural language
自然对数	zì rán duì shù	(math.) natural logarithm
公然	gōng rán	openly; publicly; undisguised
世界自然基金会	Shì jiè Zì rán Jī jīn huì	World Wildlife Fund WWF
自然语言处理	zì rán yǔ yán chǔ lǐ	natural language processing, NLP