Meaning
as (if); such as
Chinese: 像、如同或如果。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ru” becomes a different word in each tone. 如 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
- 如果rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
- 比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
- 不如bù rúnot equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
- 比如说bǐ rú shuōfor example
- 例如lì rúfor example; for instance; such as
Example Sentence
如果下雨，我们就不去了。Rú guǒ xià yǔ, wǒ men jiù bú qù le.If it rains, we will not go.
如果Rú guǒif下雨xià yǔto rain，我们wǒ menwe就jiùthen不búnot去qùto go了le(completed action)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A woman (女) plus a mouth (口): to follow what is said — ‘to be like, as; if; according to’.
A way to remember it
Like, as — 如此 (like this), 如果 (if).