as; such as; as if

Character data

HSK 3
Frequency 67th character
Radical ⼥ (38.3)
Strokes 6
Index # 578

Definitions

如 rú
  1. 1. as
  2. 2. such as
  3. 3. as if

Stroke order

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如 stroke order animation

Words containing 如

Word Meaning
to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
favorable climate throughout the year
because of this
to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
solid as a boulder (idiom); absolutely secure
a large number of sth; to pile up like a mountain (idiom)
Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
truly wise seem simple or foolish; hidden wisdom
pouring with rain; rain bucketing down
better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
to know best by personal experience
to know best by personal experience
the Buddha; Tathagata
replacement guaranteed if not genuine; fig. authentic
replacement guaranteed if not genuine; fig. authentic
as one pleases (idiom)
to be no different; to be precisely the same
as before; as ever
fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
as if lost in a thick fog (idiom); in a fog; muddled