Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

scholar; Confucian

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ru” becomes a different word in each tone. 儒 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 儒生rú shēngConfucian scholar (old)
  • 儒雅rú yǎscholarly; refined; cultured; courteous
  • 宿儒sù rúexperienced scholar; old expert in the field
  • 宏儒hóng rúlearned scholar
  • 独尊儒术dú zūn rú shùdismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucians (slogan of the Former Han dynasty)

Example Sentence

孔子是儒家学派的创始人。Kǒng zǐ shì rú jiā xué pài de chuàng shǐ rén.Confucius was the founder of the Confucian school.

Kǒngholesonshìisscholarjiāhome学派xué pàischool of thoughtdeof创始人chuàng shǐ réncreator