然
1. This / In this way
- 当然 (dāng rán) Certainly / Without a doubt Literal. Corresponding to this
- 不然 (bù rán) Otherwise Literal. Not in this way
- 然后 (rán hòu) Afterwards Literal. In this way and after
2. -ly
Structural particle added after adjectives to form adverbs
- 欣然 (xīn rán) Gladly / Happily
- 显然 (xiǎn rán) Obviously
- 自然 (zì rán) Naturally / Nature
- 突然 (tū rán) Suddenly
Compound characters with 灬 Fire Radical are usually derived from the idea of burning with fire (火)
- 煮 (zhǔ) Cook
- 熟 (shú) Cooked / Familiarized
- 蒸（zhēng）Steam
- 照 (zhào) To shine / Display
- 杰 (jié) Outstanding / Talented
- 点 (diǎn) A dot / Point / Light up
Compound characters with 火 Fire Radical are usually associated with burning
- 烤 (kǎo) Grill / Roast
- 炒 (chǎo) Fry
- 烘 (hōng) Bake
- 灯（dēng) Light
- 烟 (yān) Smoke
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Interestingly, Sudden (突) symbolizes a Canine (犬) emerging out of a Cave (穴) and 然 consists of Canine Meat (肰) on Fire (灬) – which is the basis for Burn (燃). A Bark (吠) is a sound from the Mouth (口) of a Canine (犬)。
It is important to know that the 犭 Animal Radical was originally derived from 犬 (quǎn) and used mainly for the Canine family such as Dogs (狗), Wolves/ Coyotes (狼) and Foxes (狐狸). However, during the change from Traditional to Simplified Chinese, "犭" is used for Pigs (猪) and Cats (猫) which used to be written as - 豬 and 貓 respectively.