Ideographic: Two shoots 弓 dying to frost 冫Radical:

meaning for ruò:

  • - weak
  • - feeble
  • - young
  • - inferior
  • - (following a decimal or fraction) slightly less thanweak
  • - frailweak
  • - frailto weaken
  • - to impair
  • - to crippleweak point
  • - failingto weaken
  • - to fall off