How to write 嫩

嫩 nèn 形 【本义】: 物初生时的柔弱娇嫩状 (Tenderness: the soft and delicate state of something newly born) 1. 初生而柔弱 ([En.] tender) 例: 娇嫩。嫩芽。 (Example: tender and delicate; tender sprouts.) 2. （颜色）淡；浅 ([En.] light; light color) 例: 嫩绿。嫩黄。 (Example: light green; light yellow.) 3. 幼稚；不老练 ([En.] inexperienced; immature) 例: 稚嫩。嫩手。 (Example: naive; inexperienced hands.) 4. 轻；微 ([En.] slight; faint) 例: “嫩寒清晓。” (Example: "a faint chill at dawn.") 【引】 1. 萧衍《游钟山大爱敬寺》：萝短未中揽，葛嫩不任牵。 (Xiao Yan: "The vines are too short to gather, and the tender vines cannot be easily pulled.") 【例】 又如: 嫩萼; 嫩蕊(含苞欲放的花); 嫩箭(兰花新抽的花茎); 嫩叶。 (Also: tender calyx; tender petals (a flower about to bloom); tender stalk (new shoot of an orchid); tender leaves.) 2. 指某些食物烹调时间短、容易咀嚼 ([En.] underdone; tender) 例: 嫩汤(刚沸微冒气泡的水); 肉片炒得很嫩; 嫩牛排。 (Example: tender soup (water just boiling gently); meat slices cooked very tender; tender steak.) 3. 柔弱，娇气 ([En.] delicate) 例: 嫩艳(娇艳); 小孩子肉皮儿嫩。 (Example: tender and beautiful; a child's skin is delicate.) 4. 指事物尚处在开始或轻微的状态 ([En.] first) 【引】 1. 柳贯《中秋待月不见》：桂花养魄嫩寒生。 2. 杨万里《春暖郡圃散策》：春禽处处讲新声，烟草欣欣贺嫩晴。 (Liuguan: "The osmanthus nourishes the spirit with faint chill." Yang Wanli: "In spring, birds sing new sounds everywhere; the smoke and grass cheer for the tender clear weather.") 【例】 又如: 嫩晴; 嫩水(春水); 嫩凉(微凉;初凉); 嫩风(微风); 嫩约(不坚牢的信约); 嫩日(不强烈的阳光)。 (Examples: tender clear weather; tender water (spring water); tender coolness (slightly cool; early coolness); tender wind (light breeze); tender promise (weak promise); tender sun (not intense sunlight).) 5. 又指颜色新鲜浅淡([En.] light) 例: 嫩碧(浅绿;新绿); 嫩鹅黄(像小鹅绒毛的浅黄色; 鹅黄酒)。 (Example: light green (fresh green); tender goose yellow (a light yellow like the fluff of a young goose; goose yellow wine).) 6. 年幼 ([En.] young) 例: 不老也非嫩; 嫩妇女子(年轻妇女)。 (Example: neither old nor young; tender women and girls (young women).) 7. 不老练;缺乏实际经验 ([En.] inexperienced) 【引】 1. 郭若虚《图画见闻志》：﹝en#：[梁忠信]工画山水，体近高克明而笔墨差嫩。 (Guo Ruoxu: "[Liang Zhongxin] is skilled in landscape painting, the style is close to Gao Keming, but the brushwork is inexperienced.") 【例】 又如: 资格嫩; 干这种事情他还是一个嫩手。 (Examples: inexperienced qualifications; he is still a novice at doing such things.)