Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced ru
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced ru, including 如 rú, 入 rù, 乳 rǔ, 辱 rǔ, 儒 rú. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words…
How to Pronounce This Syllable
ru begins with the tongue curled up and back for r; let it slide straight into u and carry the tone across the whole sound, rather than spelling out English letters.
Initial r
Mandarin r is softer than English r and starts with a curled tongue.
Final u
Keep the lips rounded.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (如 rú, 入 rù, 乳 rǔ, 辱 rǔ, 儒 rú) and lock in their tones. 5 common characters share the sound ru, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
ru turns up here with 3 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
2nd tone
Taking the 2nd tone here: 如, 儒 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 乳, 辱 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 入 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing ru inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
5 common characters in this group.