如
Meanings
- as
- as if
- such as
Characters in this entry
- 如
- rú · if, supposing; as if; like, as
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Mandarin tones
2 · ru2
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 10 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jyu4
Cantonese word readings for 如. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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character · Etymology 1
- to be like; as; as if; as though
- to comply with; to agree with; to fit
- such as; for example; for instance
- (chiefly in the negative) to be as good as; to be comparable to
- than; more than
- if; supposing
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) postposition indicating an appearance, a state, or a condition; having the characteristic of
- (obsolete) you
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to go to
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