若 (ruò)
if; to seem; like
How 若 is written
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass
- Traditional
- 若
- Simplified
- 若 (unchanged)
Components
- 艹 grass
- 𠂇 left hand
- 口 mouth
Common words using 若
- 倘若 tǎngruò
- provided that; supposing that; if
- 受寵若驚 shòuchǒngruòjīng
- overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
- 欣喜若狂 xīnxǐruòkuáng
- to be wild with joy (idiom)
- 若干 ruògān
- a certain number or amount; how many?; how much?
- 若是 ruòshì
- if
- 若無其事 ruòwúqíshì
- as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly; nonchalantly
- 若隱若現 ruòyǐnruòxiàn
- faintly discernible (idiom)
- 假若 jiǎruò
- if; supposing; in case
- 冷若冰霜 lěngruòbīngshuāng
- as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner; frigid
- 口若懸河 kǒuruòxuánhé
- mouth like a torrent (idiom); eloquent; glib
- 呆若木雞 dāiruòmùjī
- lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
- 噤若寒蟬 jìnruòhánchán
- to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
若 in a sentence
若是下雨，我們就不去了。
Ruòshì xiàyǔ, wǒmen jiù bú qù le.
“If it rains, we won't go.”
How common is 若?
若 is the 650th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 81.3% of all running text.
Characters that appear with 若
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