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CHINESE CHARACTER

若 (ruò): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

ruò
if, supposing, assuming; similar
HSK 7-98 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

艹 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 若.

艹 · 右

Visible components

若 is decomposed as ⿱艹右.

STROKES · 8

Write 若 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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LEARN THIS CHARACTER IN CONTEXT

Examples using 若

若是

车子若是掉落悬崖他们早就没命了。

Chē zi ruò shì diào luò xuán yá tā men zǎo jiù méi mìng le。

They'd have been killed if the car had gone over the cliff.

FAQ

What does 若 (ruò) mean in Chinese?

if, supposing, assuming; similar

How do you write 若 in stroke order?

若 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 若?

艹 is the radical in 若. It is the grass radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 若?

若 (ruò): to seem; like; as; if; 若干 (ruògān): a certain number or amount; how many?; how much?; 若是 (ruòshì): if.