如 — Chinese character
如
rú
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
- Pinyin
- rú
- Radical
- 38 ⼥ (Woman)
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- 女 口
- Formation
- ideographic — A wife 女 following her husband's words 口
- Japanese
- 如 as a kanji
Common words with 如
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 如果 | rú guǒ | if; in case; in the event that |
| 如何 | rú hé | how; what way |
| 如此 | rú cǐ | like this; so; such |
| 例如 | lì rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 如今 | rú jīn | nowadays; now |
| 如下 | rú xià | as follows |
| 不如 | bù rú | not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to |
| 假如 | jiǎ rú | if |
| 如同 | rú tóng | like; as |
| 正如 | zhèng rú | just as; precisely as |
| 无论如何 (無論如何) | wú lùn rú hé | (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means |
English words written with 如
如 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 9 · Analects 153 · Art of War 26 · I Ching 31 · Mencius 151 · Zhuangzi 78 · Great Learning 16 · Doctrine of the Mean 19
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 5
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 9
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 20
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 39
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 62
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 64
- Analects 1.8
- Analects 1.15
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