ruò

if; as; like

HSK 6 #651

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 651st character
Radical ⾋ (140.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 1002

Definitions

若 ruò
  1. 1. if
  2. 2. as
  3. 3. like
  4. 4. to seem

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Words containing 若

Word Meaning
lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom)
to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom)
not equal to; not as good as; inferior
if; supposing that...
to be a different person; not to be one's usual self
as different as heaven and earth (idiom); worlds apart
as different as heaven and earth (idiom); worlds apart
in great danger; unlikely to last long
overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
eloquent; have the gift of the gab; voluble
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
good is repaid, evil punished; may be late
good is repaid, evil is punished; karma
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
invulnerable to attack; well fortified
truly brave may seem timid and calm
true courage seems weak; true wisdom seems dumb
great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)
close in spirit although far away
close in spirit although far away
few and far between; sparse; rare as morning stars (idiom)