if, supposing; as if; like, as

DEFINITIONS

如 rú
  • as
  • as if
  • such as

STROKES

WORDS

yǒu rú to be like sth; similar to; alike
反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all
wǎn rú to be just like
其来 tū rú qí lái to arise abruptly; to arrive suddenly; happening suddenly
释重负 rú shì zhòng fù as if relieved from a burden (idiom); to have a weight off one's mind
鱼得水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom); glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
zhèng rú just as; precisely as
暴跳雷 bào tiào rú léi stamp with fury; fly into a rage
骨瘦柴 gǔ shòu rú chái as thin as a match; emaciated (idiom)
出一辙 rú chū yī zhé to be precisely the same; to be no different
期 rú qī as scheduled; on time; punctual
影随形 rú yǐng suí xíng as the shadow follows the body (idiom); closely associated with each other; to follow relentlessly
一贫洗 yī pín rú xǐ penniless
此这般 rú cǐ zhè bān thus and so; such and such
履薄冰 rú lǚ bó bīng lit. as if walking on thin ice (idiom); fig. to be extremely cautious; to be skating on thin ice
空空也 kōng kōng rú yě as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc)
栩栩生 xǔ xǔ rú shēng vivid and lifelike (idiom); true to life; realistic
其分 qià rú qí fèn (idiom) appropriate; apt; just right
坐针毡 rú zuò zhēn zhān lit. as if sitting on pins and needles; fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
度日年 dù rì rú nián a day drags past like a year (idiom); time hangs heavy; time crawls when one is wretched
堆积山 duī jī rú shān to pile up like a mountain (idiom); a mountain of (paperwork etc); a large number of sth
饥似渴 rú jī sì kě to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly; to long for sth
始终一 shǐ zhōng rú yī unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
万事意 wàn shì rú yì to have all one's wishes (idiom); best wishes; all the best; may all your hopes be fulfilled
宾至归 bīn zhì rú guī guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc); a home away from home