若
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to seem; like; as; if
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #830 U+82E5
How 若 is formed
How to remember it
as if · Heisig RSH #226
flower + 右 right
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 若 as their sound component
These characters all use 若 (ruò) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 若 sound component | ruò | if, supposing, assuming; similar |
| 诺 | nuò | to promise; to approve, to assent to |
| 惹 | rě | to incite, to irritate, to offend, to vex |
| 匿 | nì | to hide; to go into hiding |
| 喏 | nuò | respectful reply of assent to superiors |
| 偌 | ruò | thus, so, like, such |
| 箬 | ruò | bamboo skin; broad-leaved bamboo |
| 锘 | nuò | nobelium |
Words containing 若
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 言行若一 | yán xíng ruò yī | (idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says |
| 安之若素 | ān zhī ruò sù | bear hardship with equanimity; regard wrongdoing with equanimity |
| 视若路人 | shì ruò lù rén | to view as strangers |
| 卡若区 | Kǎ ruò Qū | Karub, a district of Chamdo City 昌都市[Chang1 du1 Shi4], Tibet |
| 若无其事 | ruò wú qí shì | (idiom) as if nothing had happened; calm and composed; nonchalant |
| 若有所失 | ruò yǒu suǒ shī | as if one had lost something (idiom); to look or feel unsettled or distracted; to feel emp… |
| 阿兰若 | ā lán rě | Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah") |
| 上善若水 | shàng shàn ruò shuǐ | the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle agai… |
| 若有所思 | ruò yǒu suǒ sī | (idiom) looking pensive; thoughtfully |
| 若尔盖县 | Ruò ěr gài Xiàn | Zoigê, a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州[A1 ba… |
| 若开山脉 | Ruò kāi shān mài | Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma) |
| 不若 | bù ruò | not as good as; not equal to; inferior |
| 若要人不知，除非己莫为 | ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi | If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, peopl… |
| 自若 | zì ruò | calm; composed; at ease |
| 若有若无 | ruò yǒu ruò wú | indistinct; faintly discernible |
| 般若波罗密多心经 | bō rě bō luó mì duō xīn jīng | the Heart Sutra |
| 泰然自若 | tài rán zì ruò | cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves; perfectly composed |
| 进道若退 | jìn dào ruò tuì | progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chpt. 41) |
| 若望福音 | Ruò wàng Fú yīn | Gospel of John (used in Catholic Bible translations) |
| 相若 | xiāng ruò | on a par with; comparable to |