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title: "Rouhe Meaning: 柔和 (róuhé) Means “gentle”"
description: "柔和 (róuhé) means “gentle; soft; mild”. Hear its tones, see what 柔 and 和 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/rouhe"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 柔和 mean?

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柔和 róuhé

## gentle; soft; mild

## Its characters

1. 柔 róu gentle
2. 和 hé gentle

## In a sentence

房间里的灯光很柔和。 The lighting in the room is very soft.

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## More words with 柔 or 和

- [共和国 gònghéguó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongheguo)
- [和解 héjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hejie)
- [和平 hépíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heping)
- [和尚 héshang](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heshang)
- [和谐 héxié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hexie)
- [平和 pínghé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinghe)
- [柔软 róuruǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/rouruan)
- [温和 wēnhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wenhe)
- [温柔 wēnróu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wenrou)

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