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(Bushou)		 女
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 6
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Decomp. 女口
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Mandarin rú
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Pinyin ru2
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女口
Sijiao 4640.0
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CNS 11643 1-4771
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Unicode U+5982
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如 rú as / as if / such as
Results beginning with 如
如果 rú guǒ if / in case / in the event that
如何 rú hé how / what way / what
如此 rú cǐ like this / so / such
如下 rú xià as follows
如今 rú jīn nowadays / now
如同 rú tóng like / as
如意 rú yì as one wants / according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune
如是 rú shì thus
如实 rú shí as things really are / realistic
如花 rú huā flowery
如来 rú lái tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
如期 rú qī as scheduled / on time / punctual
如愿 rú yuàn to have one's wishes fulfilled
如若 rú ruò if
如画 rú huà picturesque
如火 rú huǒ fiery
如题 rú tí as the title suggests / as indicated in the title
如初 rú chū as before / as ever
如故 rú gù as before / as usual / (to be) like old friends
如斯 rú sī (literary) in this way / so
如厕 rú cè to go to the toilet
如许 rú xǔ (literary) like this / such (as this) / so much / so many
如草 rú cǎo grassy
如东 Rú dōng Rudong county in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu
如皋 Rú gāo Rugao, county-level city in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu
如数 rú shù in the amount stipulated (by prior agreement) / in full / in the same amount
如一 rú yī consistent / the same / unvarying
如云 rú yún like the clouds in the sky (i.e. numerous)
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如东县 Rú dōng xiàn Rudong county in Nantong 南通[Nan2 tong1], Jiangsu
如夫人 rú fū ren (old) concubine
如皋市 Rú gāo shì Rugao, county-level city in Nantong 南通市[Nan2tong1 Shi4], Jiangsu
如果说 rú guǒ shuō if / if one were to say
如来佛 Rú lái fó Tathagata, one of the ten sacred names of Buddha
如意套 rú yì tào (dialect) condom
如火如荼 rú huǒ rú tú like wildfire (idiom) / unstoppable
如愿以偿 rú yuàn yǐ cháng to have one's wish fulfilled
如释重负 rú shì zhòng fù as if relieved from a burden (idiom) / to have a weight off one's mind
如出一辙 rú chū yī zhé to be precisely the same / to be no different
如日中天 rú rì zhōng tiān lit. like the sun at noon (idiom) / fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc
如痴如醉 rú chī rú zuì (idiom) enthralled / mesmerized / enraptured
如鱼得水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom) / glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
如影随形 rú yǐng suí xíng lit. as the shadow follows the body (idiom) / fig. closely associated with each other / inseparable / to follow relentlessly
如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom)
如坐针毡 rú zuò zhēn zhān lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
如法炮制 rú fǎ páo zhì lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) / fig. to follow a set pattern
如履薄冰 rú lu:3 bó bīng lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom) / fig. to be extremely cautious / to be skating on thin ice
如胶似漆 rú jiāo sì qī stuck together as by glue (of lovers) / joined at the hip
如雷贯耳 rú léi guàn ěr lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom)
如获至宝 rú huò zhì bǎo as if gaining the most precious treasure
如饥似渴 rú jī sì kě to hunger for sth (idiom) / eagerly / to long for sth
如醉如痴 rú zuì rú chī lit. as if drunk and stupefied (idiom) / intoxicated by sth / obsessed with / mad about sth / also written 如癡如醉|如痴如醉[ru2 chi1 ru2 zui4]
如臂使指 rú bì shǐ zhǐ as the arm moves the finger (idiom) / freely and effortlessly / to have perfect command of
如堕烟雾 rú duò yān wù as if degenerating into smoke (idiom) / ignorant and unable to see where things are heading
如鲠在喉 rú gěng zài hóu lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom) / fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
如花似玉 rú huā sì yù delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom) / (of a woman) exquisite
如狼似虎 rú láng sì hǔ lit. like wolves and tigers / ruthless
如泣如诉 rú qì rú sù lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom) / fig. mournful (music or singing)
如是我闻 rú shì wǒ wén so I have heard (idiom) / the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
如数家珍 rú shǔ jiā zhēn lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom) / fig. to be very familiar with a matter
如蝇逐臭 rú yíng zhú chòu like flies pursuing a stink (idiom) / the mob chases the rich and powerful / the crowd runs after trash
如意算盘 rú yì suàn pán counting one's chickens before they are hatched
如有所失 rú yǒu suǒ shī to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)
如此这般 rú cǐ zhè bān thus and so / such and such
如法泡制 rú fǎ pào zhì lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) / to follow the same plan
如簧之舌 rú huáng zhī shé lit. a tongue like a reed (idiom) / fig. a glib tongue
如火如茶 rú huǒ rú chá common erroneous version of 如火如荼[ru2 huo3 ru2 tu2] (idiom), daunting and vigorous (momentum) / magnificent
如火晚霞 rú huǒ wǎn xiá clouds at sunset glowing like fire
如假包换 rú jiǎ bāo huàn replacement guaranteed if not genuine / fig. authentic
如金似玉 rú jīn sì yù like gold or jade (idiom) / gorgeous / lovely / splendorous
如临大敌 rú lín dà dí lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom) / fig. cautious / with great preoccupation / with strict precaution
如鸟兽散 rú niǎo shòu sàn lit. to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom) / fig. to flee in all directions
如泣如诉 rú qì - rú sù lit. as if weeping and complaining (idiom) / fig. (of music, singing etc) mournful
如其所好 rú qí suǒ hào as one pleases (idiom)
如蛆附骨 rú qū fù gǔ lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom) / fig. fixed on sth / to cling on without letting go / to pester obstinately
如丧考妣 rú sàng kǎo bǐ lit. as if in mourning for one's parents (idiom) / fig. (often pejorative) inconsolable / distraught
如诗如画 rú shī rú huà (of scenery) stunning / spectacular / picturesque
如诉如泣 rú sù - rú qì see 如泣如訴|如泣如诉[ru2qi4-ru2su4]
如诉如泣 rú sù rú qì see 如泣如訴|如泣如诉[ru2 qi4 ru2 su4]
如蚁附膻 rú yǐ fù shān like ants pursuing a stink (idiom) / the mob chases the rich and powerful / the crowd runs after trash
如意郎君 rú yì láng jūn ideal husband / Mr. Right
如约而至 rú yuē ér zhì to arrive as planned / right on schedule
如堕五里雾中 rú duò wǔ lǐ wù zhōng as if lost in a thick fog (idiom) / in a fog / muddled / completely unfamiliar with sth
如来佛的掌心 Rú lái fó de zhǎng xīn the palm of the Buddha's hand (a metaphor for a higher authority or force from whose control one cannot break free, from 西遊記|西游记[Xi1you2 Ji4], "Journey to the West")
如人饮水，冷暖自知 rú rén yǐn shuǐ , lěng nuǎn zì zhī the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb) / self-awareness comes from within / to know best by personal experience
Approximate Results for 如
比如 bǐ rú for example / for instance / such as
不如 bù rú not equal to / not as good as / inferior to / it would be better to
例如 lì rú for example / for instance / such as
假如 jiǎ rú if
有如 yǒu rú to be like sth / similar to / alike
正如 zhèng rú just as / precisely as
犹如 yóu rú similar to / like
诸如 zhū rú (various things) such as / such as (the following)
宛如 wǎn rú to be just like
譬如 pì rú for example / for instance / such as
自如 zì rú unobstructed / unconstrained / smoothly / with ease / freely
一如 yī rú to be just like
真如 Zhēn rú Tathata
恍如 huǎng rú to be as if... / to be rather like...
诚如 chéng rú it is exactly as
恰如 qià rú just as if
莫如 mò rú it would be better
仿如 fǎng rú like / similar to / as if
何如 hé rú how about / what kind of
浑如 hún rú very similar
即如 jí rú such as
九如 Jiǔ rú Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
强如 qiáng rú to be better than
倘如 tǎng rú if
婉如 wǎn rú variant of 宛如[wan3 ru2]
俨如 yǎn rú (literary) to be exactly like / to be exactly as if
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比如说 bǐ rú shuō for example
林月如 lín yuè rú Lin
蔺相如 Lìn Xiāng rú Ling Xiangru (dates unknown, 3rd century BC), famous statesman of Zhao 趙國|赵国
张纯如 Zhāng Chún rú Iris Chang (1968-2004), Chinese American historian and author of "The Rape of Nanking"
比如县 Bǐ rú xiàn Biru county, Tibetan: 'Bri ru rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Na4 qu3 di4 qu1], central Tibet
杜如晦 dù rú huì Du
还不如 hái bù rú to be better off ... / might as well ...
九如乡 Jiǔ rú xiāng Chiuju township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
林心如 Lín Xīn rú Ruby Lin (1976-), Taiwanese actress and pop singer
譬如说 pì rú shuō for example
王君如 Wáng Jūn rú Cyndi Wang (1982-), Taiwanese singer and actress
现如今 xiàn rú jīn nowadays / now
因如此 yīn rú cǐ because of this
无论如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case / in any event / no matter what / by all possible means
突如其来 tū rú qí lái to arise abruptly / to arrive suddenly / happening suddenly
一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng just as in the past (idiom) / as before / continuing as always
栩栩如生 xǔ xǔ rú shēng vivid and lifelike (idiom) / true to life / realistic
万事如意 wàn shì rú yì to have all one's wishes (idiom) / best wishes / all the best / may all your hopes be fulfilled
了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng variant of 了如指掌[liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3]
心急如焚 xīn jí rú fén to burn with impatience / torn with anxiety
诸如此类 zhū rú cǐ lèi things like this (idiom) / and so on / and the rest / etc
一见如故 yī jiàn rú gù familiarity at first sight
空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě as empty as anything (idiom) / completely bereft / to have nothing / vacuous / hollow / empty (argument, head etc)
暴跳如雷 bào tiào rú léi to stamp with fury / to fly into a rage
恰如其分 qià rú qí fèn (idiom) appropriate / apt / just right
易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom) / very easy / no effort at all
始终如一 shǐ zhōng rú yī unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
势如破竹 shì rú pò zhú like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force
称心如意 chèn xīn rú yì (idiom) after one's own heart / gratifying / satisfactory / everything one could wish
心乱如麻 xīn luàn rú má one's thoughts in a whirl (idiom) / confused / disconcerted / upset
泪如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià tears falling like rain (idiom)
堆积如山 duī jī rú shān to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth
一贫如洗 yī pín rú xǐ penniless
心如刀割 xīn rú dāo gē to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief
多如牛毛 duō rú niú máo lit. as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom) / fig. innumerable / countless
守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) / tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word
挥金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom) / fig. to spend money like water / extravagant
讳莫如深 huì mò rú shēn important matter that must be kept secret (idiom) / don't breathe a word of it to anyone!
依然如故 yī rán rú gù back to where we were (idiom) / absolutely no improvement / Things haven't changed at all.
浩如烟海 hào rú yān hǎi vast as the open sea (idiom) / fig. extensive (library)
挥汗如雨 huī hàn rú yǔ to drip with sweat / sweat poured off (him)
心如刀绞 xīn rú dāo jiǎo to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
稳如泰山 wěn rú Tài Shān steady as Mt Tai / as safe as houses
面如土色 miàn rú tǔ sè ashen-faced (idiom)
杀人如麻 shā rén rú má lit. to kill people like scything flax (idiom) / fig. to kill people like flies
宾至如归 bīn zhì rú guī guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc) / a home away from home
甘之如饴 gān zhī rú yí lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs) / to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment
表里如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom) / to say what one means / to think and act as one
料事如神 liào shì rú shén to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom) / to have an incredible foresight
汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià sweating like rain (idiom) / to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig
疾恶如仇 jí wù rú chóu to hate evil as one hates an enemy (idiom)
坚如磐石 jiān rú pán shí solid as a boulder (idiom) / absolutely secure / rock-firm and unyielding
从善如流 cóng shàn rú liú readily following good advice (idiom) / willing to accept other people's views
巧舌如簧 qiǎo shé rú huáng lit. to have a tongue like the reed of a wind instrument (idiom) / fig. to have a glib tongue
日月如梭 rì yuè rú suō the sun and moon like a shuttle (idiom) / How time flies!
军令如山 jūn lìng rú shān military orders are like mountains (idiom) / a military order must be obeyed
不绝如缕 bù jué rú lu:3 hanging by a thread / very precarious / almost extinct / (of sound) linger on faintly
执法如山 zhí fǎ rú shān to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom) / to enforce the law strictly
危如累卵 wēi rú lěi luǎn precarious as pile of eggs (idiom) / ready to fall and break at any moment / in a dangerous state
急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom) / requiring immediate action / extremely urgent
爱财如命 ài cái rú mìng lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) / fig. avaricious / tightfisted
爱国如家 ài guó rú jiā to love one's country as one's own family (praise for a virtuous ruler)
爱民如子 ài mín rú zǐ (idiom) to love the common people as one's own children (praise for a virtuous ruler)
操纵自如 cāo zòng zì rú to operate (a machine etc) with ease
赤贫如洗 chì pín rú xǐ without two nickels to rub together (idiom) / impoverished
胆小如鼠 dǎn xiǎo rú shǔ (idiom) chicken-hearted / gutless
倒背如流 dào bèi rú liú to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards)
大雨如注 dà yǔ rú zhù pouring with rain / rain bucketing down
大智如愚 dà zhì rú yú the wise may appear stupid (idiom) / a genius not appreciated in his own time
对答如流 duì dá rú liú able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom) / having a ready answer
度日如年 dù rì rú nián a day drags past like a year (idiom) / time hangs heavy / time crawls when one is wretched
风雨如晦 fēng yǔ rú huì lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom) / fig. the situation looks grim
福如东海 fú rú Dōng Hǎi may your happiness be as immense as the East Sea (idiom)
骨瘦如柴 gǔ shòu rú chái as thin as a match / emaciated (idiom)
骨瘦如豺 gǔ shòu rú chái variant of 骨瘦如柴[gu3 shou4 ru2 chai2]
鼾声如雷 hān shēng rú léi thunderous snoring
号令如山 hào lìng rú shān lit. order like a mountain / a military order is inviolable / strict discipline
恍如隔世 huǎng rú gé shì like a thing of the previous generation / as if it were a lifetime ago
健步如飞 jiàn bù rú fēi running as fast as flying
家贫如洗 jiā pín rú xǐ extreme poverty (idiom) / destitute / penniless / poor as church mice
今不如昔 jīn bù rú xī things are not as good as they used to be
可心如意 kě xīn rù yì see 稱心如意|称心如意[chen4 xin1 ru2 yi4]
烂醉如泥 làn zuì rú ní (idiom) to be dead drunk / to be plastered
绿草如茵 lu:4 cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on
门庭如市 mén tíng rú shì see 門庭若市|门庭若市[men2 ting2 ruo4 shi4]
面如灰土 miàn rú huī tǔ ashen-faced (idiom)
谋臣如雨 móu chén rú yǔ strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom) / no shortage of advisers on strategy
咆哮如雷 páo xiào rú léi to be in a thundering rage (idiom)
亲如手足 qīn rú shǒu zú as close as brothers (idiom) / deep friendship
人生如梦 rén shēng rú mèng life is but a dream (idiom)
视如敝屣 shì rú bì xǐ lit. to view as worn-out shoes (idiom) / fig. to consider to be worthless
视如粪土 shì rú fèn tǔ to look upon as dirt / considered worthless
视如寇仇 shì rú kòu chóu to regard as an enemy
视如土芥 shì rú tǔ jiè to regard as useless / to view as no better than weeds
视死如归 shì sǐ rú guī to view death as a return home / to not be afraid of dying / to face death with equanimity (idiom)
守身如玉 shǒu shēn rú yù to keep oneself pure / to preserve one's integrity / to remain chaste
遂心如意 suì xīn rú yì totally satisfying
岁月如流 suì yuè rú liú the passage of the years / the flow of time
铁证如山 tiě zhèng rú shān irrefutable evidence
危如朝露 wēi rú zhāo lù precarious as the morning dew (idiom) / fig. ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence
文如其人 wén rú qí rén the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
相敬如宾 xiāng jìng rú bīn to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom) / mutual respect between husband and wife
心如止水 xīn rú zhǐ shuǐ to be at peace with oneself
艳如桃李 yàn rú táo lǐ lit. beautiful as peach and prune / fig. radiant beauty
应对如流 yìng duì rú liú to respond fluently / to answer smartly
应付裕如 yìng fu yù rú handling any occasion smoothly (idiom) / equal to any situation
应付自如 yìng fu zì rú to handle matters with ease (idiom) / to hold one's own
一钱如命 yī qián rú mìng stingy / penny-pinching
一清如水 yī qīng rú shuǐ lit. as clear as water (idiom) / fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
易如翻掌 yì rú fān zhǎng see 易如反掌[yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3]
用兵如神 yòng bīng rú shén to lead military operations with extraordinary skill
原来如此 yuán lái rú cǐ (idiom) so that's how it is / I see
运用自如 yùn yòng zì rú to have a fluent command of (idiom)
自愧不如 zì kuì bù rú ashamed of being inferior (idiom) / to feel inferior to others
爱人如己 ài rén rú jǐ love others as self
爱之如命 ài zhī rú mìng to love sb (or sth) as one loves life itself
安如磐石 ān rú pán shí as solid as rock (idiom) / as sure as houses
安如泰山 ān rú Tài Shān as secure as Mount Taishan / as solid as a rock
碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn green grass like cushion (idiom) / green meadow so inviting to sleep on
不过如此 bù guò - rú cǐ (idiom) nothing more than this / that's all / no big deal / not very impressive
不过如此 bù guò rú cǐ (idiom) nothing more than this / that's all / no big deal / not very impressive
不仅如此 bù jǐn rú cǐ not only that, but ...
不如人意 bù rú rén yì leaving much to be desired / unsatisfactory / undesirable
从谏如流 cóng jiàn rú liú to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom) / to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
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