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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
固然 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
固然 =
ㄍㄨˋ ㄖㄢˊ · gùrán
conjunction — admittedly, it is true that … (granting a point before a turn)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

firmly, certainly (固)
so, thus (然)rán
固然,堅固的固,雖然的然。