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如

rú

HSK 3 Character

What 如 means

1. as
2. as if
3. such as

Example sentences

• 如此。
  So it is.
• 如你所知。
  As you already know.
• 清单如下。
  The list is as follows.
• 考得如何？
  How did you do on your exam?
• 原来如此！
  So that's how it is!
• 你不如我。
  You are inferior to me.

Words starting with 如

• 如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
• 如何rú héhow; what way; what
• 如此rú cǐlike this; so; such
• 如今rú jīnnowadays; now
• 如同rú tónglike; as
• 如下rú xiàas follows
• 如果说rú guǒ shuōif; if one were to say
• 如意rú yìas one wants; according to one's wishes; ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
• 如一rú yīconsistent; the same; unvarying
• 如是rú shìthus
• 如实rú shías things really are; realistic
• 如愿rú yuànto have one's wishes fulfilled
• 如期rú qīas scheduled; on time; punctual
• 如愿以偿rú yuàn yǐ chángto have one's wish fulfilled
• 如若rú ruòif
• 如火如荼rú huǒ rú túlike wildfire (idiom); unstoppable
• 如释重负rú shì zhòng fùas if relieved from a burden (idiom); to have a weight off one's mind
• 如此这般rú cǐ zhè bānthus and so; such and such
• 如常rú chángas usual
• 如出一辙rú chū yī zhéto be precisely the same; to be no different
• 如初rú chūas before; as ever
• 如鱼得水rú yú dé shuǐlike a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
• 如故rú gùas before; as usual; (to be) like old friends
• 如数家珍rú shǔ jiā zhēnlit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom)…

Words containing 如

• 比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
• 例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
• 不如bù rúnot equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
• 假如jiǎ rúif
• 犹如yóu rúsimilar to; like
• 譬如pì rúfor example; for instance; such as
• 一如既往yī rú jì wǎng(idiom) just as in the past; as before; continuing as always
• 称心如意chèn xīn rú yì(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; satisfactory; everything one could wish
• 比如说bǐ rú shuōfor example
• 正如zhèng rújust as; precisely as
• 无论如何wú lùn rú hé(idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means
• 诸如zhū rú(various things) such as; such as (the following)
• 有如yǒu rúto be like sth; similar to; alike
• 一如yī rúto be just like
• 自如zì rúunobstructed; unconstrained; smoothly
• 突如其来tū rú qí láito arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly; happening suddenly
• 宛如wǎn rúto be just like
• 不仅如此bù jǐn rú cǐnot only that, but ...
• 诸如此类zhū rú cǐ lèithings like this (idiom); and so on; and the rest; etc
• 栩栩如生xǔ xǔ rú shēngvivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic
• 不过如此bù guò rú cǐ(idiom) nothing more than this; that's all; no big deal; not very impressive
• 了如指掌liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎngto know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside…
• 何如hé rúhow about; what kind of
• 譬如说pì rú shuōfor example

Characters built on 口

These share the phonetic component 口 (kǒu), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 目mùeye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh
• 足zú(bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
• 束shùto bind; bunch; bundle
• 古gǔancient; old; paleo-
• 呼hūto call; to cry; to shout
• 吁yùto implore
• 句jùsentence; clause; phrase
• 吐tùto vomit; to throw up

Characters that look like 如

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 加jiāto add; (math) plus; to increase; to augment
• 妇fùwoman
• 归guīto return; to go back to; to give back to
• 扣kòuto fasten; to button; button
• 奴núslave
• 伽gāused in the transliteration of Greek letters

Sounds the same

Read rú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 儒scholar; Confucian
• 茹to eat; (extended meaning) to endure; putrid smell
• 濡dilatory; to moisten
• 孺child
• 蠕to squirm; to wiggle; to wriggle
• 嚅chattering
• 铷rubidium (chemistry)
• 筎thin outside skin of bamboo
• 襦jacket; short coat
• 薷used in 香薷
• 曘color of the sun; dark
• 袽old rags