Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced ruo
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced ruo, including 若 ruò, 弱 ruò. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
ruo begins with the tongue curled up and back for r; let it slide straight into uo 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 uo
Settle the final uo into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (若 ruò, 弱 ruò) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound ruo, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
ruo turns up here with 1 different tone; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
4th tone
Taking the 4th tone here: 若, 弱 (2 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing ruo inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.