| 冉冉 | rǎn rǎn | gradually; slowly; softly drooping (branches, hair) | |
| 光阴冉冉 | guāng yīn rǎn rǎn | Time passes slowly.; The years roll on smoothly. (idiom) | |
| 银蟾冉上 | yín chán rǎn shàng | The moon is coming up. (idiom) | |
| 炊烟冉上 | chuī yān rǎn shàng | Smoke rises from kitchen chimneys. (idiom) | |
| 冉冉上升 | rǎn rǎn shàng shēng | to ascend slowly |