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如 rú — “if; like”
How to write and say the Chinese character 如 (rú), which means if; like — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Question words.
Pinyin · 拼音 rú
Meaning · 意思 if; like
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 女 (woman)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
如 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
女 and 口 side by side — borrowed long ago for 'if'. You'll meet it in 如果.
A common word常用词
如果
if
Example sentence例句
如果晴天，我们去公园。
If it's sunny, we'll go to the park.
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