如

rú

as · as if

Radical: 女 Strokes: 6 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Most common

Same radical

女好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑婚

Same radical

女好威委妇奸妙娘奴婆姑婚妆娇始

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Character Decomposition

如=女+口

Etymology

A wife 女 following her husband's words 口

Meanings

as

as if

such as

rú

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Words with 如 732 total

for example; for instance; such as比如bǐ rú to be as if... · to be rather like...恍如huǎng rú not equal to; not as good as; inferior to · it would be better to不如bù rú how about · what kind of何如hé rú it would be better莫如mò rú just as if恰如qià rú to be better than强如qiáng rú

Idioms with 如 573 total Chain

lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) · fig. avaricious · tightfisted爱财如命ài cái rú mìng to love one's country as one's own family (praise for a virtuous ruler)爱国如家ài guó rú jiā (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)爱民如子ài mín rú zǐ

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