然

Derived characters

 * 㒄, 㜣, 㦓, 㬗, 䔳, 䳿, 嘫, 撚, 橪, 燃, 繎, 蹨, 撚, 𡑋, 𡮫, 𤺱, 𥊶, 𥢯, 𥳚

Glyph origin
– to burn. Also. The derivative stands for the original word in Modern Chinese.

Note that the upper left component is analyzed as (meat), and in the component  it is drawn as a tilted, appearing more like  with an extra stroke ; compare ,.

Etymology
A fusion of with an element *-n which has a demonstrative meaning.

Definitions

 * 1)  so; thus; in this manner; like this
 * 2)  but
 * 3)  correct; right
 * 4)  to regard as correct; to agree
 * 5)  to resemble; to be like
 * 1)  but
 * 2)  correct; right
 * 3)  to regard as correct; to agree
 * 4)  to resemble; to be like
 * 1)  but
 * 2)  correct; right
 * 3)  to regard as correct; to agree
 * 4)  to resemble; to be like
 * 1)  but
 * 2)  correct; right
 * 3)  to regard as correct; to agree
 * 4)  to resemble; to be like
 * 1)  correct; right
 * 2)  to regard as correct; to agree
 * 3)  to resemble; to be like
 * 1)  to regard as correct; to agree
 * 2)  to resemble; to be like
 * 1)  to resemble; to be like
 * 1)  to resemble; to be like

Usage notes
This word is fossilized and cannot be used to form new expressions in Modern Chinese. In earlier Chinese, it could freely refer to any verb clause.




 * Alternatively punctuated 投之亡地. 然後存. 陷之死地. 然後生

With the alternative punctuation, the quote commands the reader to actually try this, which is somewhat reasonable. However in Classical Chinese, all pronouns, including this, can also used be topicalizers to merely continue the last clause but linguistically unfocus it instead of starting a new sentence. The topicalization interpretation is equal to the following:
 * *投之亡地後存. 陷之死地後生

Kanji

 * 1) and; and then; and therefore
 * 2) so; if so; as it is; in that way
 * 3) however; but
 * 4) a certain thing; a sort of thing

Compounds

 * : gentle; serene
 * : coincidence
 * : nature; natural; naturally
 * : naturally, matter of course
 * : just like; the same as; as good as
 * : clearness
 * , : horrified
 * : nature; natural; naturally
 * : naturally, matter of course
 * : just like; the same as; as good as
 * : clearness
 * , : horrified
 * : naturally, matter of course
 * : just like; the same as; as good as
 * : clearness
 * , : horrified
 * : naturally, matter of course
 * : just like; the same as; as good as
 * : clearness
 * , : horrified
 * : clearness
 * , : horrified
 * , : horrified
 * , : horrified
 * , : horrified
 * , : horrified

Etymology
From.