如

The character "如" has 6 strokes. "如" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "如" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "如" are "rú" . View the stroke order of "如">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "如"

v.: live/measure up to; comply with; be like; as; as if; be as good as; can compare with; measure up to; go to

prep.: for instance; such as; as; like

conj.: if; supposing

• comply with : 遵守；符合；与...一致
• be like : 就像是
• as : prep.作为；以…的身份；当…时
• as if : 仿佛, 好像
• measure up to : 达到标准；满足（期望等）；符合
• go to : 去
• for instance : 例如
• such as : 诸如…之类的, 例如, 那种的, 像…的, 那些人
• like : prep.像；相似；类似；例如；好比；如同；符合…的方式；能料想到的；有…特点的
• if : conj.如果；虽然；即使；是否；这不是…；要是…多好
• supposing : vt.认为；推断；料想；假定；假设；设想；(委婉语气)我看；要不；让（虚拟语气)；(suppose的现在分词)

Form words with "如"

救兵如救火 the urgency to dispatch relieving troops is similar to that of firefighting

叩头如捣蒜 kowtow in quick succession

弃之如糠秕 discard sth as rubbish

如命中注定的那样 as fate would have it

Example phrases using "如"

• 他的文章如行云流水，流畅自然。

  He writes with natural grace.

• 软皮的水果，如番茄，很容易碰伤。

  Soft fruit such as tomatoes bruise easily.

• 退休后，他如闲云野鹤，自由自在。

  After he retired, he led a leisurely life, free from all worldly cares.

• 好的电工在这一带如凤毛麟角。

  Good electricians are like gold dust round here.

• 他披着天使的外衣，可是却心如魔鬼。

  He bears the semblance of an angel but has the heart of a devil.

• 如无异议，就这么定了。

  If there are no objections，that’s settled.

• 机枪子弹如雨点般倾泻。

  Bullets of machine guns are spatting down.

• 如有差错，请多多包容。

  Please forgive me if I make any mistakes.

• 双方同意如发生争执，由当地主管部门裁决。

  Both sides agreed to go to arbitration by the local authorities concerned if disputes arose.

• 圣诞贺卡如雪片飞来。

  Christmas cards poured/came snowing in. / Christmas cards descended (up)on us like snowflakes.