Radical
Strokes
9
Residual strokes
5
Mandarin
róu
Teochew

Glyph

Radical
Residual strokes
5 strokes
Strokes
9 strokes
Mandarin
róu

Definitions by reading

riu5
Mandarin equivalent róu
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng riu5 Chaoyang riu5 Chenghai riu5 Jieyang riu5 Raoping riu5 Shantou riu5
①软:柔枝嫩叶
②温和而不强烈:光线柔和
③软弱,温和:性情温柔
潮汕十八音字典(杨扬发) - 2001

GuangyunPhonological reconstruction

1
日母 三等 口 尤韵 平声 耳由切
Reconstruction:
Original

順也。說文曰:「木曲直也。」耳由切。十六